物产 (wù chǎn) — natural products and resources (of a region); produce (agricultural or mineral)

Definition

Refers to the natural products, crops, and resources that a particular region yields — things grown, mined, or otherwise produced locally, not manufactured goods.

noun
natural products and resources (of a region)produce (agricultural or mineral)

Examples

  • 物产。
    Zhè ge dì qū de wù chǎn fēi cháng fēng fù.
    This region is very rich in natural resources.
  • 物产。
    Hǎi nán de wù chǎn yǐ rè dài shuǐ guǒ wéi zhǔ.
    Hainan's natural products are mainly tropical fruits.
  • 物产，。
    Dāng dì wù chǎn zhǒng lèi fán duō, xī yǐn le hěn duō shāng rén.
    The local produce is diverse, attracting many merchants.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

物wùthings
产chǎnproduce

Things and produced resources together mean natural products.

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
牛牛niú
Sound part声符shēngfú
勿
勿wù物wù
Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Open 物 →

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

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