雨量 (yǔ liàng) — rainfall | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rainfall

雨量。
Jīn nián xià jì de yǔ liàng bǐ wǎng nián duō.
This summer's rainfall is more than in previous years.
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Qì xiàng tái yù bào míng tiān huì yǒu dà yǔ liàng.
The weather bureau forecasts heavy rainfall tomorrow.
雨量。
Zhè ge dì qū de nián yǔ liàng yuē wèi bā bǎi háo mǐ.
The annual rainfall in this region is about 800 millimeters.

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 and 量 amount combine to mean the amount of 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.

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

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.