果园 (guǒ yuán) — orchard | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

orchard

Measure word · 个

Examples

果园。
Zhè ge guǒ yuán lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō píng guǒ shù.
There are many apple trees planted in this orchard.
果园。
Rén men zhèng zài guǒ yuán lǐ zhāi shuǐ guǒ.
People are picking fruit in the orchard.
果园。
Zhè ge guǒ yuán de jú zi yòu tián yòu duō.
The oranges in this orchard are sweet and plentiful.

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.

果 'fruit' and 园 'garden' combine to mean orchard.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

Appears in

Agriculture & Farming Fruits

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