栅栏 (zhà lán) — fence, railing, barrier

Definition

noun

fencerailingbarrier

Measure word · 道

栅栏。
Yuàn zi zhōu wéi yǒu yí dào zhà lán.
There is a fence around the yard.
栅栏。
Gōng rén zhèng zài ān zhuāng tiě zhì zhà lán.
Workers are installing iron railings.
栅栏。
Chē liàng zhuàng shàng le lù biān de zhà lán.
The vehicle crashed into the roadside barrier.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

栅 and 栏 both refer to fence-like parts, so together they name a fence or railing.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 柵; 栅 is its simplified writing.

木冊柵

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

冊

冊cè柵zhà

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 柵, 木 is wood, and 冊, a bound set of wooden strips, gives the sound; 栅 is the later simplified form.

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 欄; 栏 is its simplified writing.

木闌欄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán欄lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 欄, 木 (wood) shows the meaning and 闌 supplies the sound; the simplified 栏 is a later shorthand.

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