浴 (yù) — (bound morpheme) bath, bathe, wash
Definition
浴 (yù) is a bound morpheme meaning 'bathe' — it never stands alone; it only appears inside compounds like 浴室 ('bathroom'), 浴缸 ('bathtub'), and 沐浴 ('to bathe').
bound form
(bound morpheme) bathbathewash
Easily confused
- 俗súlook-alikepopular, common (often with a negative connotation)
- 遇yùsound-alike(bound form) to meet; to encounter
- 欲yùsound-alike(bound form) desire; wish (as in 欲望, 食欲)
- 狱yùsound-alike(bound morpheme) prison, jail
- 预yùsound-alike(bound form) in advance, beforehand; pre-
- 玉yùsound-alikejade (a precious stone, often culturally symbolic in Chinese contexts)
Examples
- 。Wǒ měi tiān zài yù shì lǐ xǐ zǎo.I take a shower in the bathroom every day.
- ，。Zhè ge yù gāng hěn dà, liǎng gè rén yì qǐ xǐ dōu méi wèn tí.This bathtub is very big; it's no problem for two people to bathe together.
- 。Tā xǐ huan mù yù hòu hē yì bēi shuǐ.He likes to drink a glass of water after taking a bath.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.
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