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葡萄园 (pú táo yuán) — vineyard; grape arbor

Definition

noun
vineyardgrape arbor
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 葡萄园，。
    Zhè ge pú táo yuán hěn dà, zhǒng le hěn duō pú tao.
    This vineyard is very big, planted with many grapes.
  • 葡萄园，。
    Tā men jiā de hòu yuàn yǒu yí gè pú táo yuán, xià tiān kě yǐ zài xià miàn chéng liáng.
    Their backyard has a grape arbor where you can cool off under it in summer.
  • 葡萄园。
    Wǒ men qù nián qù fǎ guó cān guān le yí gè zhù míng de pú táo yuán.
    We visited a famous vineyard in France last year.

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.

葡萄grape
葡pú萄táo
园yuángarden

葡萄 names the grape and 园 names a garden or orchard, so the whole means a place where grapes are grown.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
匍
匍pú葡
Same sound today

葡 is built from 艸 (grass) plus 匍 as the sound part. For the grape meaning, the old explanation also links it to a sprout growing in a field, so the shape points to plants.

Open 葡 →

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
匋
匋táo萄
Same sound today

The top 艹 marks 萄 as a plant, and 匋 gives its sound. The part 匋 also points to making an earthenware jar, possibly for a plant used to make wine.

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
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán园yuán
Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

Open 园 →
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