骆驼 (luò tuo) — camel | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

camel

Measure word · 匹

骆驼。
Shā mò lǐ de luò tuo kě yǐ hǎo jǐ tiān bù hē shuǐ.
Camels in the desert can go several days without drinking water.
骆驼。
Yóu kè qí zhe luò tuo zài shā mò zhōng lǚ xíng.
Tourists ride camels to travel through the desert.
骆驼，。
Zhè tóu luò tuo de máo hěn hòu, néng dǐ yù hán lěng.
This camel's fur is very thick and can withstand the cold.

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

骆驼 characters carry no meaning of their own here; together they name a camel.

Sound-only characters

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 駱; 骆 is its simplified writing.

馬各駱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè駱luò

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 駱 pairs 馬 (horse) with 各 as a sound part; the simplified 骆 is a shorthand.

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 駝; 驼 is its simplified writing.

馬它駝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

它

它tā駝tuó

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 駝 shows 馬 (horse) beside 它, which gives the sound; the simplified 驼 is a shorthand, so its parts are not historical pieces.

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