澡盆 (zǎo pén) — bathtub | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bathtub

Measure word · 个

Examples

澡盆。
Wǒ zài yù shì lǐ fàng le yí gè dà zǎo pén.
I put a big bathtub in the bathroom.
澡盆。
Zhè ge zǎo pén kě yǐ pào liǎng gè rén.
This bathtub can soak two people.
澡盆。
Hái zi xǐ huan zài zǎo pén lǐ wán shuǐ.
Children like to play with water in the bathtub.

Origin

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.

澡zǎowashing

澡盆 combines 澡 (washing) and 盆 (basin): a basin for washing.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

喿

喿zào澡zǎo

Same sound today

澡 uses 水 (water) to show the idea of washing and 喿 to give the sound.

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

分皿盆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn盆pén(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盆 pairs 分, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel, to indicate a basin or tub.

Appears in

Hygiene & Grooming

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