红场 (Hóng chǎng) — Red Square (in Moscow)

Definition

noun
Red Square (in Moscow)

Examples

  • 红场。
    Hóng chǎng Shì mò sī kē zuì zhù míng de guǎng chǎng zhī yī.
    Red Square is one of the most famous squares in Moscow.
  • ，红场。
    Měi nián shèng lì rì, Hóng chǎng dōu huì jǔ xíng shèng dà de yuè bīng yí shì.
    Every Victory Day, a grand military parade is held at Red Square.
  • 红场。
    Yóu kè kě yǐ cān guān Hóng chǎng páng biān de kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng.
    Tourists can visit the Kremlin next to Red Square.

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.

红hóngred
场chǎngsquare

'红' gives red and '场' gives square, together naming Moscow's Red Square.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紅; 红 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng紅hóng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紅 puts 糸 (silk) next to 工, which gives the sound; the simplified 红 is a later shorthand.

Open 红 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →

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