园艺 (yuán yì) — horticulture; gardening | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

horticulturegardening

Examples

园艺。
Tā dà xué xué de shì yuán yì zhuān yè.
He majored in horticulture at university.
，园艺。
Tuì xiū yǐ hòu, tā ài shàng le yuán yì.
After retiring, she fell in love with gardening.
园艺。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén zuò yuán yì gōng jù.
This company specializes in gardening tools.

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.

艺yìart; skill

'园' refers to a garden, '艺' to art or skill, together naming the art of gardening.

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.

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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

艹乙艺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

乙

乙yǐ艺yì

Same sound today

In 艺, the top 艹 points to plants, and the lower 乙 gives the sound.

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