晨雾 (chén wù) — morning mist | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

morning mist

Examples

晨雾。
Qīng chén de chén wù lǒng zhào zhe zhěng gè shān gǔ.
The morning mist enveloped the entire valley.
晨雾，。
chén wù Sàn qù hòu, yuǎn chù de shān luán qīng xī kě jiàn.
After the morning mist dispersed, the distant mountains became clearly visible.
晨雾，。
Zǒu zài chén wù zhōng, fǎng fú zhì shēn xiān jìng.
Walking in the morning mist felt like being in a fairyland.

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.

晨chénmorning

The sense comes from 晨 (morning) and 雾 (mist), together meaning mist present in the morning.

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.

日辰晨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

辰

辰chén晨chén

Same sound today

The shape 晨 adds 日 (sun) to 辰, which gives the sound; it was originally written as 辰 alone.

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 霧; 雾 is its simplified writing.

雨務霧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

務

務wù霧wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 霧, 雨, rain, is on top and 務 below gives the sound; the simplified 雾 is a shorthand.

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