园艺 (yuán yì) — horticulture; gardening

Definition

noun
horticulturegardening
Easily confused

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.

园yuángarden
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.

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.

Open 园 →

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
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.

Open 艺 →
Appears in
Agriculture & FarmingHobbies & Pastimes

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