湖水 (hú shuǐ) — lake water | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lake water

Examples

湖水，。
Zhè piàn hú shuǐ hěn lán, xiàng tiān kōng yí yàng.
This lake water is very blue, just like the sky.
湖水。
Wǒ men hē le yì kǒu qīng qīng de hú shuǐ.
We took a sip of the clear lake water.
湖水。
Fēng bǎ hú shuǐ chuī qǐ le bō làng.
The wind blew waves onto the lake water.

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.

湖 means lake and 水 means water, so the idea is water from a lake.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

胡

胡hú湖hú

Same sound today

湖 pairs 水 (water) with 胡 (hú), which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Appears in

Geography & Landforms

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