湖畔 (hú pàn) — lakeside; lake shore | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lakesidelake shore

Examples

湖畔。
Wǒ men yán zhe hú pàn sàn bù.
We took a walk along the lakeside.
，湖畔。
Xià tiān de shí hou, hěn duō rén xǐ huan zài hú pàn yě cān.
In summer, many people like to picnic at the lakeside.
湖畔，。
hú pàn Yǒu yì jiā xiǎo kā fēi guǎn, fēng jǐng hěn hǎo.
There is a small cafe by the lakeside with a great view.

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 names a lake and 畔 names its bank or side, giving lakeside.

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.

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

田半畔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn畔pàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left 田 shows a field, and the right 半 gives the sound.

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