棚屋 (péng wū) — hut, shack, shanty | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hutshackshanty

Measure word · 间

Examples

棚屋。
Nà zuò péng wū lǐ zhù zhe yí wèi lǎo rén.
An old man lives in that hut.
棚屋。
Zhè ge péng wū shì yòng mù tou hé tiě pí dā qǐ lái de.
This shack is built with wood and iron sheets.
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Yú mín men bǎ chuán tíng zài xiǎo péng wū páng biān.
The fishermen park their boat next to the small shanty.

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.

棚 is a shed and 屋 is a house, together describing a simple hut.

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.

木朋棚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

朋

朋péng棚péng

Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

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

室室shìroom

Sound part声符shēngfú

𡉉

𡉉𡉉屋wū

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

屋 comes from 室, meaning room, with 𡉉 for sound; its upper part later changed into an unrelated shape.

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