菱形 (líng xíng) — rhombus | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rhombus

Measure word · 个

菱形？
Zhè ge líng xíng de miàn jī zěn me jì suàn?
How do you calculate the area of a rhombus?
菱形。
Tā huà le yí gè líng xíng hé yí gè zhèng fāng xíng.
He drew a rhombus and a square.
，菱形。
Zài shù xué kè shàng, wǒ men xué xí le líng xíng de xìng zhì.
In math class, we learned the properties of a rhombus.

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.

菱língwater caltrop

“菱” (water caltrop) gives the shape, and “形” (shape) makes it a geometric term.

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.

艹夌菱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

夌

夌líng菱

Same sound today

菱 has 艹 on top to show a plant and 夌 below to give the sound líng.

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

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

井

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

形 is made from 彡 and 井, with 井 providing the sound.

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