房顶 (fáng dǐng) — roof | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

roof

Measure word · 个

Examples

房顶。
Xiǎo māo zài fáng dǐng shàng shài tài yáng.
The cat is sunbathing on the roof.
房顶。
Gōng rén zhèng zài xiū fáng dǐng.
The workers are repairing the roof.
房顶。
Cóng fáng dǐng kě yǐ kàn dào zhěng gè chéng shì.
From the roof you can see the whole city.

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.

房 means house and 顶 means top, together the top covering of a house.

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

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng房fáng

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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 頂; 顶 is its simplified writing.

丁頁頂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng頂dǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 頂 pairs 頁, meaning head, with 丁, which supplies the sound; the simplified 顶 is a later abbreviation.

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