沼泽 (zhǎo zé) — marsh; swamp; wetland area | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

marshswampwetland area

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Examples

沼泽。
Zhè piàn zhǎo zé lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.
There are many fish in this swamp.
沼泽。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhǎo zé de shēng tài xì tǒng.
Scientists are studying the ecosystem of the wetlands.
沼泽，。
Guò qù zhè lǐ shì yí piàn zhǎo zé, xiàn zài biàn chéng le nóng tián.
This used to be a marsh, but now it has been turned into farmland.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

沼 names wet ground and 泽 names a marsh; together they describe a swamp.

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.

氵召沼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

召zhào沼zhǎo

Same sound today

沼 pairs 氵 (water) with 召, which gives the sound. The water part fits the meaning of a pond.

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 澤; 泽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

睪

睪yì澤zé

Same sound today

The traditional form 澤 pairs 水 (water) with 睪 for the sound; the simplified 泽 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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