冰柱 (bīng zhù) — icicle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

icicle

Measure word · 根

Examples

冰柱，。
Wū yán xià guà zhe yì gēn gēn bīng zhù, xiàng shuǐ jīng yí yàng.
Icicles hang under the eaves like crystals.
冰柱。
Hái zi men xǐ huan dǎ diào shù shàng de bīng zhù wán.
Children enjoy knocking icicles off trees for fun.
，冰柱。
Qì wēn shàng shēng, bīng zhù kāi shǐ róng huà le.
The temperature is rising, and the icicles are starting to melt.

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.

Ice and pillar combine to mean a pillar of ice hanging down.

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.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木主柱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ柱zhù

Same sound today

The left part 木 shows that 柱 is connected with wood. The right part 主 gives the pronunciation.

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