窝棚 (wō péng) — shack, shed (a low, roughly built shelter, ofte… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

shackshed (a low, roughly built shelter, often temporary)

Measure word · 个

Examples

窝棚。
Tā men zài tián biān dā le yí gè wō péng.
They built a shack by the field.
窝棚，。
Nà ge wō péng yòu ǎi yòu pò, yǐ jīng bù néng zhù rén le.
That shack is both short and shabby, no longer fit to live in.
窝棚。
Tā zhù zài yì jiān jiǎn lòu de wō péng lǐ.
He lives in a simple shack.

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.

The parts for 窝 nest and 棚 shed suggest a nest-like shed.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 窩; 窝 is its simplified writing.

穴咼窩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

穴穴xuécave

Sound part声符shēngfú

咼

咼wāi窩wō

Same sound today

The traditional form 窩 uses 穴, a cave, for meaning and 咼 for sound; the simplified 窝 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木朋棚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

朋

朋péng棚péng

Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

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