瀑 (bào) — waterfall (bound form)
Definition
瀑 (bào) is a bound form that only appears in 瀑布 (waterfall) — it never stands alone. The common word learners will meet is the full compound 瀑布, not 瀑 by itself.
bound form
waterfall (bound form)
Examples
- 。Zhè tiáo hé shàng yǒu yí gè xiǎo bào bù.There is a small waterfall on this river.
- ，。bào Bù shēng hěn dà, hěn yuǎn jiù néng tīng dào.The sound of the waterfall is very loud; you can hear it from far away.
- 。Wǒ men míng tiān qù shān lǐ kàn bào bù.We'll go to the mountains tomorrow to see the waterfall.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
In 瀑, the left side 氵 is water, and the right side 暴 gives the sound bào; together they write the word for waterfall.
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