水塘 (shuǐ táng) — pond; pool (of water) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pondpool (of water)

Measure word · 个

Examples

水塘。
Zhè ge shuǐ táng lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.
There are many fish in this pond.
水塘。
Cūn hòu de shuǐ táng shuǐ hěn qīng.
The water in the pond behind the village is very clear.
，水塘。
Xià tiān, wǒ men xǐ huan zài shuǐ táng biān sàn bù.
In summer, we like to take walks by the pond.

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.

水塘 joins 水 (water) and 塘 (pond), a pond of water.

Characters in this word

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

土唐塘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔdirt

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

唐táng塘táng

Same sound today

塘 combines 土, meaning dirt, with 唐, which gives the sound.

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