渔村 (yú cūn) — fishing village | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fishing village

Measure word · 个

渔村。
Zhè ge yú cūn lǐ de rén shì dài yǐ dǎ yú wéi shēng.
The people in this fishing village have made a living by fishing for generations.
渔村。
Yán hǎi de xǔ duō yú cūn xiàn zài dōu fā zhǎn chéng le lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn.
Many fishing villages along the coast have now developed into tourist attractions.
渔村。
Tā cóng xiǎo zài yí gè piān yuǎn de yú cūn zhǎng dà.
He grew up in a remote fishing village since childhood.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

渔yúfishing

渔 (fishing) and 村 (village) combine for a village centered on fishing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漁; 渔 is its simplified writing.

氵魚漁

The traditional form 漁 pairs 氵 (water) with 魚 (fish), and 魚 gives the sound. The simplified 渔 is a later shorthand.

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

木寸村

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

寸

Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.