雨天 (yǔ tiān) — rainy day | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rainy day

Measure word · 个

雨天，。
Jīn tiān shì yí gè yǔ tiān, zuì hǎo bú yào chū mén.
Today is a rainy day, better not go out.
雨天，。
yǔ tiān De shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan zài jiā kàn shū.
On rainy days, I like to read at home.
雨天，。
Suī rán shì yǔ tiān, dàn wǒ xīn qíng hěn hǎo.
Although it's a rainy day, I'm in a good mood.

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.

雨 (rain) describes 天 (day), a day with rain.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 雨 is an old picture of a cloud with rain drops falling from it; the top line was added later.

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

丁

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

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

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