产房 (chǎn fáng) — delivery room | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

delivery room

Measure word · 间

产房。
Tā zhèng zài chǎn fáng lǐ shēng hái zi.
She is giving birth in the delivery room.
产房。
Yī shēng bǎ yùn fù sòng jìn le chǎn fáng.
The doctor sent the pregnant woman into the delivery room.
产房。
chǎn fáng Lǐ de hù shi dōu fēi cháng yǒu jīng yàn.
The nurses in the delivery room are all very experienced.

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.

产chǎnchildbirth

产 refers to childbirth and 房 is a room, so it is a room for childbirth.

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

生生shēngto be born

Sound part声符shēngfú

彥

彥yàn產chǎn

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

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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