藤蔓 (téng wàn) — vine (climbing plant)

Definition

noun
vine (climbing plant)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • ,藤蔓。
    Chūn tiān lái le, téng wàn kāi shǐ cháng chū xīn de nèn yè.
    Spring has come, and the vines are beginning to sprout new tender leaves.
  • 藤蔓。
    Zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de jiàn zhù bèi téng wàn fù gài le.
    This ancient building is covered with vines.
  • 藤蔓。
    Yuàn zi lǐ zhòng zhí le yì xiē guān shǎng téng wàn.
    Some ornamental vines are planted in the yard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

蔓màntendril

The meanings of 藤 (vine) and 蔓 (tendril) come together to express a climbing vine.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
滕
滕téng藤téng
Same sound today

藤 combines 艸 (grass) and 滕, which gives the sound, to write a type of plant.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
曼
曼màn蔓màn
Same sound today

蔓 combines 艸, a plant marker, with 曼, which gives its sound.

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