危险区 (wēi xiǎn ōu) — danger area; dangerous zone; warning area

Definition

noun

danger areadangerous zonewarning area

Measure word · 个

危险区，。
Qián fāng shì wēi xiǎn ōu, qǐng wù kào jìn.
There is a danger zone ahead; please do not approach.
，危险区。
Dì zhèn hòu, zhěng gè qū yù bèi huà wéi wēi xiǎn ōu.
After the earthquake, the entire area was designated a danger zone.
危险区。
Jiǎn xiū rén yuán yǐ jīng fēng suǒ le wēi xiǎn ōu.
The maintenance crew has already cordoned off the danger area.

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.

危险danger

联合Coordinate

危险 danger and 区 zone combine to mean a dangerous area.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

危 is built from 厃, showing a person on a cliff or mountain, and 卩, showing a kneeling person.

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 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

阝僉險

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān險

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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