厨房 (chú fáng) — kitchen | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

kitchen

Measure word · 间

厨房。
Mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ zuò fàn.
Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
厨房，。
Zhè jiān chú fáng hěn dà, kě yǐ fàng hěn duō dōng xī.
This kitchen is very big, can hold a lot of things.
厨房，。
chú fáng De chuāng hu kāi zhe, kōng qì hěn hǎo.
The kitchen window is open, the air is very fresh.

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.

厨 points to cooking, and 房 is a room, so the term names the room where cooking is done.

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 廚; 厨 is its simplified writing.

广尌廚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尌

尌shù廚chú

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

The form explained here is 廚, not 厨: the 广 part is about the meaning, and the 尌 part gives the sound.

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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