流经 (liú jīng) — to flow through (of rivers, currents, routes)

Definition

verb

to flow through (of rivers, currents, routes)

流经。
Zhè tiáo dà hé liú jīng zhěng gè píng yuán.
This big river flows through the entire plain.
流经。
Zhè tiáo lù xiàn liú jīng hǎo jǐ gè shěng fèn.
This route passes through several provinces.
流经。
Wēn nuǎn de shuǐ liú liú jīng zhè piàn qū yù.
Warm currents flow through this area.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

经jīngpass through

“流” and “经” combine to mean a river flows through a place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

㐬

㐬㐬流liú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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