雪景 (xuě jǐng) — snow scene

Definition

noun
snow scene

Examples

  • 雪景,。
    Zhè lǐ de xuě jǐng fēi cháng měi, hěn duō rén dōu lái pāi zhào piàn.
    The snow scene here is very beautiful; many people come to take photos.
  • 雪景,。
    Wǒ tè bié xǐ huan dōng tiān de xuě jǐng, bái máng máng de yí piàn.
    I especially like the winter snow scene — a vast white expanse.
  • 雪景。
    Zhè zhāng zhào piàn pāi de shì qù nián běi jīng de xuě jǐng.
    This photo captures last year's Beijing snow scene.

Origin

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 gives snow, and 景 names the scene seen.

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.

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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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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