村庄 (cūn zhuāng) — village, hamlet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to a small rural settlement as a physical place, more concrete than 乡村 (which also means 'countryside' in general) and more literary than the everyday 村.

noun

villagehamlet

Measure word · 座

Examples

村庄。
Zhè zuò cūn zhuāng de cūn mín dōu hěn rè qíng.
The villagers of this village are all very warm.
村庄，。
Zǒu jìn cūn zhuāng, néng tīng dào niǎo jiào shēng.
Walking into the village, you can hear the sounds of birds chirping.
村庄。
Zhè ge cūn zhuāng yǒu wǔ bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.
This village has over five hundred years of history.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

村cūnvillage

庄zhuāngvillage

村 and 庄 both refer to small settlements, so together they mean a village.

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.

木寸村

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

寸

寸cùn村cūn

Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.

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 莊; 庄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng莊zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 莊 pairs 艸 (grass) with 壯 as a sound part; the simplified 庄 is a later shorthand.

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