遮阳 (zhē yáng) — sunshade, a device or structure that provides shade from the sun

Definition

noun
sunshade, a device or structure that provides shade from the sun
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 。
    Xià tiān chū mén jì de dài zhē yáng sǎn.
    Remember to bring a sunshade umbrella when you go out in summer.
  • 遮阳，。
    Zhè ge zhē yáng xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, zuò zài xià miàn hěn liáng kuai.
    This sunshade works well; it's very cool sitting underneath.
  • 遮阳，。
    Chuāng hu shàng zhuāng le zhē yáng, wū lǐ bú huì tài rè.
    A sunshade was installed on the window, so the room won't get too hot.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

遮zhēblock
阳yángsun

遮 blocks, and 阳 is the sun.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòroad
Sound part声符shēngfú
庶
庶shù遮zhē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

遮 has 辶, a road-like part, and 庶 (shù, 'numerous'), which gives it its sound.

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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 陽; 阳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fùhill
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng陽yáng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 陽, 阜 shows a hill and 昜 is the older character for the word, tied to sunshine and the sound; simplified 阳 is a later shorthand.

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