尿盆 (niào pén) — chamber pot; bedpan | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chamber potbedpan

Measure word · 个

尿盆。
Nǎi nai yè lǐ cháng yòng niào pén.
Grandma often uses a bedpan at night.
，尿盆。
Lǎo rén shēng bìng shí, niào pén shì bì bèi de wù pǐn.
When elderly people are ill, a bedpan is a necessary item.
尿盆。
Zhè ge niào pén shì táo cí zuò de.
This chamber pot is made of ceramic.

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.

尿 (urine) and 盆 (basin) form a basin for urine.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

Originally it drew a person urinating. The old form used 尾 (tail) and 水 (water); 尾 later simplified to 尸 (body), so 尿 now shows 尸 and 水.

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

分皿盆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn盆pén(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

盆 pairs 分, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel, to indicate a basin or tub.