景观 (jǐng guān) — landscape | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

景观 often refers to landscape as a designed or observable whole (natural or artificial), broader than the everyday 风景/景色. Use it for scenery discussed as a system, e.g. 城市景观, not for a pretty single view.

noun

landscape

Measure word · 个

Examples

景观，。
Zhè piàn jǐng guān bǎo hù dé hěn hǎo, méi yǒu shòu dào pò huài.
This landscape is well preserved and hasn't been damaged.
景观。
Shè jì shī xiǎng chuàng zào yí gè rén gōng jǐng guān.
The designer wants to create an artificial landscape.
景观。
Cóng fēi jī shàng kàn dào de chéng shì jǐng guān fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
The city landscape seen from the plane is very spectacular.

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.

景jǐngscenery

The 景 refers to scenery and the 观 to a view.

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.

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

雚見觀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn觀guān

Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

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