火山口 (huǒ shān kǒu) — crater (of a volcano) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

crater (of a volcano)

Measure word · 个

Examples

火山口，。
Nà ge huǒ shān kǒu fēi cháng shēn, zhōu wéi dōu shì hēi sè de shí tou.
That crater is very deep, and it's surrounded by black rocks.
火山口。
huǒ shān kǒu Lǐ bú duàn mào chū rè qì.
Hot air keeps rising from the crater.
火山口。
Yóu kè bù néng kào jìn zhèng zài pēn fā de huǒ shān kǒu.
Tourists cannot approach the erupting crater.

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.

火山volcano

火huǒfire山shānmountain

偏正Modifier + head

口kǒumouth/opening

火山 “volcano” and 口 “mouth/opening” combine to mean a crater.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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Geography & Landforms

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