羊粪 (yáng fèn) — sheep dung, sheep manure

Definition

noun
sheep dungsheep manure

Examples

  • 羊粪。
    Nóng mín yòng yáng fèn zuò féi liào.
    Farmers use sheep dung as fertilizer.
  • 羊粪。
    Zhè xiē yáng fèn kě yǐ yòng lái zhòng cài.
    This sheep manure can be used to grow vegetables.
  • 羊粪，。
    Dì shàng yǒu hěn duō yáng fèn, yào xiǎo xīn zǒu lù.
    There is a lot of sheep dung on the ground, be careful walking.

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.

羊yángsheep
粪fèndung

The dung of sheep is the waste left by these animals.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

Open 羊 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 糞; 粪 is its simplified writing.

  • 釆釆biàn
  • 𠦒𠦒𠦒
  • 廾廾gǒng

The traditional form 糞 is built from 釆, 𠦒, and 廾; the simplified 粪 is a later abbreviation.

Open 粪 →

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