白雪 (bái xuě) — white snow; Snow White (the Disney character) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

white snowSnow White (the Disney character)

Examples

白雪。
Shān shàng yǒu hòu hòu de bái xuě.
There is thick white snow on the mountain.
白雪。
bái xuě Zài yáng guāng xià hěn liàng.
The white snow is very bright in the sun.
白雪。
bái xuě Shì dí shì ní gù shi lǐ de rén wù.
Snow White is a character in Disney stories.

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.

White and snow combine to mean white snow.

Characters in this word

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

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

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

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

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