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喷水 (pēn shuǐ) — water spray

Definition

noun
water spray

Examples

  • 喷水。
    Zhè ge pēn shuǐ zhuāng zhì kě yǐ zì dòng guān bì.
    This water spray device can shut off automatically.
  • 喷水。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè xīn de pēn shuǐ.
    We need a new water spray.
  • 喷水，。
    pēn shuǐ Yòng wán le, jì de jiā shuǐ.
    The water spray is empty; remember to refill it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

喷pēnspray
水shuǐwater

喷 (spray) and 水 (water) combine to mean water that is sprayed.

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 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
賁
賁bì噴pēn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

Open 喷 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Open 水 →
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