牲口棚 (shēng kǒu péng) — livestock barn, animal shed | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

livestock barnanimal shed

Measure word · 个

Examples

牲口棚。
Tā bǎ niú dōu gǎn jìn le shēng kǒu péng.
He drove all the cows into the barn.
牲口棚。
shēng kǒu péng Lǐ yǎng zhe shí jǐ tóu zhū.
There are over a dozen pigs raised in the shed.
，牲口棚。
Xià yǔ le, kuài bǎ yáng qiān huí shēng kǒu péng.
It's raining, quickly lead the sheep back to the barn.

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.

牲口livestock

牲shēnganimal口kǒucount unit

偏正Modifier + head

牲口 names livestock, and 棚 is a shed; the shed is specified by what it houses.

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.

牛生牲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng牲shēng

Same sound today

牲 pairs 牛, meaning cow, with 生 as its sound part.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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

木朋棚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

朋

朋péng棚péng

Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

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