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狒狒 (fèi fèi) — baboon

Definition

noun
baboon
Measure word · 只

Examples

  • 狒狒。
    Dòng wù yuán lǐ de fèi fèi fēi cháng huó pō.
    The baboons in the zoo are very lively.
  • 狒狒。
    Wǒ zài fēi zhōu jiàn guò yì qún fèi fèi.
    I saw a group of baboons in Africa.
  • 狒狒。
    Zhè zhī fèi fèi zhèng zài shù shàng chī guǒ zi.
    This baboon is eating fruit in the tree.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
叠音diéyīnRepeated syllable

One syllable written twice as a single unit of meaning; neither half stands alone.

狒fèi
狒fèi

The repeated characters carry no meaning of their own here; together they name a baboon.

Sound-only characters

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
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú狒
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

狒 pairs 犭 (dog) with 弗, which supplies the sound.

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
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú狒
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

狒 pairs 犭 (dog) with 弗, which supplies the sound.

Appears in
Animals & Mammals

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