花园里 (huā yuán lǐ) — (place) inside the garden, in the garden | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(place) inside the gardenin the garden

Examples

花园里。
Wǒ men zài huā yuán lǐ sàn bù.
We take a walk in the garden.
花园里。
huā yuán lǐ Yǒu hěn duō piào liang de huā.
There are many beautiful flowers in the garden.
花园里。
Hái zi men zài huā yuán lǐ wán shuǎ.
The children are playing in the garden.

Origin

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.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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