湖面 (hú miàn) — lake surface | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lake surface

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Examples

湖面，。
hú miàn Hěn píng jìng, xiàng yí miàn jìng zi.
The lake surface is very calm, like a mirror.
湖面。
Yáng guāng xià de hú miàn fēi cháng měi lì.
The lake surface under sunlight is very beautiful.
湖面。
Jǐ zhī xiǎo chuán zài hú miàn shàng màn màn huà.
A few small boats are slowly rowing on the lake surface.

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.

面miànsurface

湖 names a lake and 面 names its surface, together meaning the surface of 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.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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