海景 (hǎi jǐng) — seascape | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

seascape

Examples

海景。
Zhè fú hǎi jǐng huà dé fēi cháng měi.
This seascape painting is very beautiful.
海景。
Cóng nà jiā jiǔ diàn de chuāng kǒu kě yǐ kàn dào zhuàng guān de hǎi jǐng.
From that hotel window, you can see a magnificent seascape.
海景。
Tā zuì xǐ huan huà hǎi jǐng le.
She loves painting seascapes the most.

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.

海景 joins 海 (sea) and 景 (scene) to mean a view of the sea.

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.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

每měi海hǎi

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

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

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

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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