陆上 (lù shàng) — land (as opposed to sea or air)

Definition

陆上 means 'on land' and contrasts with 海上 (at sea) and 空中 (in the air), covering transport, military, animals, etc.

noun

land (as opposed to sea or air)

陆上。
lù shàng De jiāo tōng bǐ hǎi shàng fāng biàn hěn duō.
Transportation on land is much more convenient than at sea.
陆上。
Zhè xiē dòng wù zhǔ yào shēng huó zài lù shàng.
These animals mainly live on land.
陆上。
Tā men zài lù shàng jìn xíng le jūn shì yǎn xí.
They conducted military exercises on land.

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.

陆 means land and 上 means on or above, referring to the land surface as opposed to sea or air.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

阝坴陸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

坴

坴lù陸lù

Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

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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