冰球场 (bīng qiú chǎng) — ice hockey rink

Definition

noun
ice hockey rink
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 冰球场。
    Zhè ge bīng qiú chǎng kě yǐ róng nà wǔ qiān míng guān zhòng.
    This ice hockey rink can hold five thousand spectators.
  • 冰球场。
    Tā men měi gè zhōu mò dōu qù bīng qiú chǎng liàn xí.
    They go to the ice hockey rink every weekend to practice.
  • 冰球场。
    bīng qiú chǎng De bīng miàn xū yào dìng qī wéi hù.
    The ice surface of the rink needs regular maintenance.

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.

冰球ice hockey
冰bīngice球qiúball
偏正Modifier + head
场chǎngfield

冰球场 is the place for 冰球, where 冰 is ice and 球 is ball or puck.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
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.

Open 冰 →

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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú球qiú
Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

Open 球 →

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 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →

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