防虫 (fáng chóng) — pest control; insect prevention

Definition

noun
pest controlinsect prevention

Examples

  • 防虫。
    Zhè zhǒng fáng chóng fāng fǎ hěn yǒu xiào.
    This pest control method is very effective.
  • 防虫。
    Wǒ men xū yào zuò hǎo fáng chóng gōng zuò.
    We need to do a good job of pest control.
  • 防虫。
    Xià tiān yào zhù yì fáng chóng.
    In summer, pay attention to pest control.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

防fángprevent
虫chónginsect

防 means prevent and 虫 means insects, giving insect prevention.

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
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蟲; 虫 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 蟲 is the one the reference discusses; 虫 is also a traditional character on its own.

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