雪堆 (xuě duī) — snow drift; snowdrift | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

snow driftsnowdrift

Measure word · 个

雪堆。
Nà ge xuě duī dǎng zhù le qì chē de lù.
That snowdrift blocked the car's path.
雪堆。
Hái zi men zhèng zài xuě duī páng biān wán shuǎ.
The children are playing beside the snowdrift.
雪堆。
Dà fēng bǎ jī xuě chuī chéng le yí gè gè xuě duī.
The strong wind blew the accumulated snow into snowdrifts one after another.

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.

雪 means snow and 堆 means a pile, giving a pile of snow.

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

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

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

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

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

土隹堆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

隹

隹zhuī堆duī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

堆 is built from 土 (earth) and 隹, which supplies the sound.