露珠 (lù zhū) — dewdrop | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dewdrop

Measure word · 颗

Examples

露珠。
Qīng chén de cǎo yè shàng guà mǎn le lù zhū.
The grass leaves in the early morning are covered with dewdrops.
，露珠。
Tài yáng yì chū lái, lù zhū jiù xiāo shī le.
As soon as the sun comes out, the dewdrops disappear.
，露珠。
Tā dūn xià lái, zǐ xì dì guān chá zhe huā bàn shàng de lù zhū.
She crouched down and carefully observed the dewdrops on the petals.

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.

露 dew and 珠 bead combine to picture a drop of dew.

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.

雨路露

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

路

路lù露lù

Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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

𤣩Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

朱

朱zhū珠zhū

Same sound today

The left side 𤣩, a form of 玉, connects the character to jade, while the right side 朱 gives the sound.

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