马驹 (mǎ jū) — colt; foal (young horse) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

coltfoal (young horse)

Measure word · 匹

Examples

马驹。
Zhè pǐ mǎ jū gāng chū shēng sān tiān.
This colt was born only three days ago.
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Xiǎo mǎ jū gēn zhe mǔ mǎ zài cǎo dì shàng pǎo.
The little foal ran on the grass following its mother mare.
马驹，。
Tā mǎi le yì pǐ mǎ jū, dǎ suàn yǎng dà le qí.
He bought a colt and plans to raise it to ride.

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.

驹jūyoung horse

马 says the animal is a horse, and 驹 says it is young.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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 駒; 驹 is its simplified writing.

馬句駒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù駒jū

Same sound today

The traditional form 駒 has 馬 (horse) and 句, where 句 gives the sound. The simplified 驹 is the simplified form of 駒.

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