骄阳 (jiāo yáng) — blazing sun; scorching sun (literary)

Definition

Literary term for a 'blazing, scorching sun' — used in writing, not everyday speech. Pairs with 似火 ('like fire') as the set phrase 骄阳似火.

noun
blazing sunscorching sun (literary)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 骄阳，。
    jiāo yáng Sì huǒ, shài dé rén zhēng bù kāi yǎn jing.
    The blazing sun is like fire, making it impossible to open your eyes.
  • 骄阳，。
    Zài jiāo yáng xià zhàn le shí fēn zhōng, tā jiù mǎn tóu dà hàn le.
    After standing under the scorching sun for ten minutes, he was already drenched in sweat.
  • 骄阳。
    Xià tiān de jiāo yáng ràng rén zhī xiǎng dài zài kōng tiáo fáng lǐ.
    The summer blazing sun makes people just want to stay in an air-conditioned room.

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.

骄jiāoblazing
阳yángsun

“骄” conveys blazing or haughty, and “阳” is sun, so a scorching 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 驕; 骄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
喬
喬qiáo驕jiāo
Same sound today

The traditional form 驕 pairs 馬 (horse) with 喬 for the sound; the simplified 骄 is a later shorthand.

Open 骄 →

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.

Open 阳 →

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