蝾螈 (róng yuán) — salamander; newt

Definition

noun
salamandernewt
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 蝾螈
    Zhè zhǒng róng yuán shēng huó zài qīng chè de xī liú zhōng.
    This kind of salamander lives in clear streams.
  • 蝾螈
    Hái zi men zài chí táng lǐ fā xiàn le yì zhī róng yuán.
    The children found a newt in the pond.
  • 蝾螈
    róng yuán Shì yì zhǒng liǎng qī dòng wù, pí fū guāng huá shī rùn.
    Salamanders are amphibians with smooth, moist skin.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

róng
yuán

蝾螈 uses 蝾 and 螈 only as a pair; the characters carry no separate meanings here, naming a salamander or newt.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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