围场 (Wéi chǎng) — enclosure (fenced area for animals or activities); (historical) imperial hunting park

Definition

noun
enclosure (fenced area for animals or activities)(historical) imperial hunting park
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 围场。
    Zhè ge mù chǎng yòng Wéi chǎng bǎ niú yáng quān qǐ lái.
    This ranch uses an enclosure to pen the cattle and sheep.
  • 围场。
    Qīng cháo huáng dì cháng qù mù lán Wéi chǎng dǎ liè.
    Qing emperors often went to the Mulan imperial hunting park to hunt.
  • 围场。
    Wǒ men zài Wéi chǎng fù jìn fā xiàn le yì qún lù.
    We found a herd of deer near the enclosure.

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.

围wéienclose
场chǎngplace

“围” encloses and “场” names a place, together giving an enclosed area or hunting park.

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 圍; 围 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéienclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi圍wéi
Same sound today

The traditional form 圍 pairs 囗 (enclosure) with 韋, which gives the sound; 围 is the simplified form of 圍.

Open 围 →

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 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →

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