沼泽地 (zhǎo zé dì) — marshland, swamp | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

marshlandswamp

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Examples

沼泽地。
Zhè piàn zhǎo zé dì lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō niǎo lèi.
This marshland is home to many birds.
，沼泽地。
Yǔ jì shí, zhǎo zé dì hěn róng yì biàn de ní nìng.
During the rainy season, the marshland easily becomes muddy.
沼泽地。
Tā men huā le yì zhěng tiān zài zhǎo zé dì lǐ tàn suǒ.
They spent a whole day exploring in the marshland.

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.

沼泽marsh

沼zhǎomarsh泽zémarsh or lake

联合Coordinate

“沼” and “泽” both mean marshy water, and “地” is land, giving marshland.

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.

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

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

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

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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