蓄水池 (xù shuǐ chí) — cistern; water storage tank | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cisternwater storage tank

Measure word · 个

Examples

蓄水池。
Zhè ge xù shuǐ chí kě yǐ chǔ cún hěn duō shuǐ.
This cistern can store a lot of water.
蓄水池。
Tā men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí gè xīn de xù shuǐ chí.
They are building a new water storage tank.
蓄水池。
xù shuǐ chí Lǐ de shuǐ hěn gān jìng.
The water in the cistern is very clean.

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.

蓄水store water

蓄xùstore水shuǐwater

动宾Verb + object

蓄水池 is a 池, a pool, for 蓄水, storing water.

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.

艹畜蓄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss, plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

畜

Same sound today

The top 艹 shows plants, and the lower 畜 gives the sound; the character is about cultivating plants and storing grain.

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

氵也池

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě池chí

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

池 pairs 氵 (water) with 也, which provides the sound.

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