浴缸 (yù gāng) — bathtub

Definition

noun
bathtub
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 浴缸
    Xīn jiā de yù gāng hěn dà, kě yǐ pào hěn jiǔ.
    The bathtub in the new home is very big, you can soak for a long time.
  • 浴缸
    Tā měi tiān shuì jiào qián dōu huì zài yù gāng lǐ pào yí huì r.
    He soaks in the bathtub for a while every night before bed.
  • 浴缸
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ qīng xǐ yí xià yù gāng ma? lǐ miàn yǒu diǎn zāng.
    Can you help me clean the bathtub? It's a bit dirty inside.

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.

bathing

“浴” (bathing) specifies the use of “缸” (tub).

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
Written in full asshuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.

Open 浴 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 缸 →

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