河湾 (hé wān) — river bend | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

river bend

Measure word · 个

Examples

河湾，。
Zhè ge hé wān hěn piào liang, shì hé pāi zhào.
This river bend is very beautiful, suitable for taking photos.
河湾。
Wǒ men yán zhe hé wān zǒu le yí gè xiǎo shí.
We walked along the river bend for an hour.
，河湾。
Cóng shān dǐng wǎng xià kàn, hé wān xiàng yì tiáo wān wān de dài zi.
From the mountaintop looking down, the river bend looks like a curved ribbon.

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.

河 meaning river and 湾 meaning bend name a curve in a river.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

何

何hé河hé

Same sound today

河 pairs 水 (water) with 何, which gives the sound. The 水 part marks it as a word for a river.

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 灣; 湾 is its simplified writing.

氵彎灣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

彎

彎wān灣wān

Same sound today

The traditional form 灣 pairs 氵 (water) with 彎, which gives the sound; the simplified 湾 is a shorthand.

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