绿野 (lǜ yě) — green fields; green wilderness

Definition

noun

green fieldsgreen wilderness

Measure word · 片

绿野。
Chūn tiān de lǜ yě shàng kāi mǎn le yě huā.
The green fields in spring are covered with wildflowers.
绿野，。
lǜ yě Guǎng kuò, yí wàng wú jì.
The green fields are vast and endless.
绿野，。
Tā zhàn zài lǜ yě zhī zhōng, gǎn dào wú bǐ zì yóu.
He stood amid the green fields and felt infinitely free.

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.

绿 describes the color and 野 the field or wilderness, yielding green fields.

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 綠; 绿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

彔

彔lù綠lù

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

The traditional form 綠 uses 糸 to show silk and 彔 for sound; the simplified 绿 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

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

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

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