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猎场 (liè cháng) — hunting ground; hunting field

Definition

noun
hunting groundhunting field
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 猎场，。
    Zhè ge liè cháng zài sēn lín shēn chù, hěn shǎo yǒu rén lái.
    This hunting ground is deep in the forest, and very few people come here.
  • 猎场。
    Gǔ dài de huáng dì cháng qù liè cháng dǎ liè.
    Ancient emperors often went to the hunting ground to hunt.
  • 猎场。
    Tā men zài liè cháng lǐ dā le yí gè zhàng peng.
    They set up a tent in the hunting ground.

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.

猎lièhunt
场chǎngfield

猎 gives hunting, and 场 gives a place, so the term means a place used for hunting.

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
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī猎liè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

Open 猎 →

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 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →
Appears in
Countryside & RuralOutdoor Recreation

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