粪 (fèn) — manure, dung
Definition
粪 (fèn) is the raw waste itself — dung, excrement. 比 粪便 more clinical/written; 屎 is the everyday spoken word; 肥料 is the processed agricultural product.
noun
manuredung
Measure word · 堆
Examples
- 粪。fèn Yǒu zhè xiē yòng tú.Manure has these uses.
- 粪。Gǒu de fèn hěn chòu.Dog dung is very smelly.
- 粪。Zhè xiē fèn shì hěn hǎo de féi liào.This manure is very good fertilizer.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 糞; 粪 is its simplified writing.
- 釆釆biàn
- 𠦒𠦒𠦒
- 廾廾gǒng
The traditional form 糞 is built from 釆, 𠦒, and 廾; the simplified 粪 is a later abbreviation.
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