街上 (jiē shang) — on the street; in the street

Definition

noun

on the streetin the street

街上。
jiē shang Yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people on the street.
街上。
Wǒ zǒu zài jiē shang.
I am walking on the street.
街上。
jiē shang De shāng diàn dōu guān mén le.
The shops on the street are all closed.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

街 names the street, while 上 places something on it.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

街 combines 行 and 圭: 行 is the meaning part, and 圭 is the sound part. Originally, 圭 drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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