富饶 (fù ráo) — fertile, rich, abundant (of land, resources)

Definition

adjective

fertilerichabundant (of land, resources)

富饶，。
Zhè piàn tǔ dì fēi cháng fù ráo, shì hé zhòng zhí gè zhǒng zuò wù.
This land is very fertile, suitable for growing all kinds of crops.
富饶，。
Nà ge dì qū zī yuán fù ráo, jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
That region has abundant resources, and the economy is developing rapidly.
富饶。
Jiā xiāng de fù ráo ràng wǒ gǎn dào wú bǐ zì háo.
The richness of my hometown makes me feel immensely proud.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

饶ráoabundant

富 means rich and 饶 means abundant; the two related meanings combine to describe fertile, plentiful land.

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.

宀畐富

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú富fù

Same sound today

富 pairs 宀, a roof-shaped part, with 畐, which gives the sound fú.

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 饒; 饶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

堯

堯yáo饒ráo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 饒 uses 食 (food) for meaning and 堯 for sound; the simplified 饶 is a later shorthand.

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