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微风 (wēi fēng) — gentle breeze

Definition

noun
gentle breeze
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 微风，。
    Yí zhèn wēi fēng chuī guò lái, gǎn jué hěn shū fu.
    A gentle breeze blew over, feeling very comfortable.
  • ，微风，。
    Xià tiān de wǎn shàng, wēi fēng qīng qīng chuī zhe, fēi cháng liáng shuǎng.
    On summer evenings, a gentle breeze blows softly, very cool.
  • 微风。
    Hǎi biān de wēi fēng ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le tóng nián.
    The gentle breeze by the seaside reminded me of my childhood.

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.

微wēislight
风fēngwind

微 (slight) softens 风 (wind), giving a gentle breeze.

Characters in this word

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

The old form showed 𡵂 (a variant of 美, a person with long hair) and 攵 (a hand with a tool) splitting or combing hairs, hence minute; 微 later added 彳 to emphasize action.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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