门廊 (mén láng) — porch; portico | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

porchportico

Measure word · 个

Examples

门廊。
Xià tiān wǒ men xǐ huan zuò zài mén láng lǐ chéng liáng.
In summer we like to sit in the porch to enjoy the cool.
门廊，。
Zhè dòng bié shù de mén láng hěn kuān chang, kě yǐ fàng jǐ bǎ yǐ zi.
The portico of this villa is very spacious and can hold several chairs.
门廊。
Tā zhàn zài mén láng xià děng yǔ tíng.
He stood under the porch waiting for the rain to stop.

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.

廊lángcorridor

The door idea places the 廊 as the covered entrance area.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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

广郎廊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

郎

郎láng廊láng

Same sound today

廊 is made of 广 and 郎; 广 is the part used for sheltered buildings, and 郎 gives the sound.

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