速滑 (sù huá) — speed skating | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

speed skating

Measure word · 项

速滑。
Wǒ cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan sù huá.
I've liked speed skating since I was a child.
速滑。
sù huá Yùn dòng yuán de sù dù fēi cháng kuài.
Speed skaters are very fast.
速滑。
Jīn nián dōng tiān wǒ yào xué xí sù huá.
This winter I'm going to learn speed skating.

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.

速 speed and 滑 skating form speed skating.

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

辵辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

束

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

速 pairs 辵, the walking part, with 束, which is used for its sound; the walking part fits the meaning of moving fast.

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

骨

骨gǔ滑huá

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

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.