村落 (cūn luò) — village, hamlet

Definition

noun
villagehamlet
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 村落
    Zhè ge cūn luò zuò luò zài shān gǔ zhōng, huán jìng yōu měi.
    This village is nestled in the valley, with beautiful surroundings.
  • 村落
    Suí zhe chéng shì huà fā zhǎn, xǔ duō cūn luò zhú jiàn xiāo shī le.
    With urbanization, many villages have gradually disappeared.
  • 村落
    Zhè ge gǔ lǎo de cūn luò yǐ yǒu shàng qiān nián de lì shǐ.
    This ancient village has a history of over a thousand years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

cūnvillage
luòsettlement

村 and 落 both point to a small settlement, 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
tree
Sound part声符shēngfú
cùncūn
Same sound today

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

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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
Written in full ascǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
luòluò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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