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丰满 (fēng mǎn) — plump, full, well-developed (of body, fruit, feathers, etc.)

Definition

丰满 describes a full, well-developed shape — bodies, fruit, or feathers. 胖 refers to a person's weight, while 肥胖 is medical/formal for obesity; 饱满 is close but skews to grain, fruit, and spirit.

adjective
plumpfullwell-developed (of body, fruit, feathers, etc.)

Examples

  • ，丰满。
    Qiū tiān dào le, guǒ yuán lǐ de guǒ zi cháng dé yòu dà yòu fēng mǎn.
    Autumn has arrived, and the fruit in the orchard has grown big and plump.
  • ，丰满。
    Tā jiān chí jiàn shēn, shēn cái biàn de jiàn kāng ér fēng mǎn.
    She keeps working out, and her figure has become healthy and full.
  • 丰满，。
    Zhè zhī xiǎo niǎo de yǔ máo yǐ jīng fēng mǎn le, kě yǐ fēi le.
    This little bird's feathers are fully grown now, and it can fly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

丰fēngabundant
满mǎnfull

丰 (abundant) and 满 (full) combine to describe a rounded, well-developed shape.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 豐; 丰 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 豐, the drawing shows a pot full of plants above another pot. The simplified 丰 is the form you are learning.

Open 丰 →

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 滿; 满 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㒼
㒼㒼滿mǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 滿 pairs 水, showing water, with 㒼, giving the sound. The simplified 满 is a later shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 满 →
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