轮渡 (lún dù) — ferry (boat) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ferry (boat)

Measure word · 艘

轮渡。
Wǒ men zuò lún dù guò jiāng ba.
Let's take the ferry across the river.
轮渡。
Zhè sōu lún dù kě yǐ zǎi yì bǎi liàng qì chē.
This ferry can carry a hundred cars.
，轮渡。
Cóng mǎ tou dào duì àn, lún dù zhī xū yào èr shí fēn zhōng.
From the dock to the opposite shore, the ferry only takes twenty minutes.

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.

渡dùcrossing

轮 refers to a ship, and 渡 refers to crossing water; together they mean a ferry.

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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

車侖輪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún輪lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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

氵度渡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

度

Same sound today

渡 has 氵, water, beside 度, which gives the sound.

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