篱笆 (lí ba) — bamboo fence; wattle fence

Definition

noun

bamboo fencewattle fence

Measure word · 道

篱笆。
Yuàn zi zhōu wéi yǒu yí dào lí ba.
There is a bamboo fence around the yard.
篱笆。
Tā zhèng zài xiū lǐ dǎo tā de lí ba.
He is repairing the collapsed wattle fence.
篱笆。
lí ba Shàng pá mǎn le qiān niú huā.
The fence is covered with morning glories.

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.

笆bāfence

篱 and 笆 both point to fence, so 篱笆 names a woven bamboo or twig fence.

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 籬; 篱 is its simplified writing.

竹離籬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

離

離lí籬lí

Same sound today

The traditional form 籬 pairs 竹, bamboo, with 離, a sound part, to write a fence; the simplified 篱 is a later abbreviation.

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

𥫗巴笆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

巴

Same sound today

笆 has 𥫗, the bamboo form, above 巴, which gives the sound.

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