马厩 (mǎ jiù) — stable (for horses) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stable (for horses)

Measure word · 个

马厩。
Mǎ fū měi tiān zǎo chén dōu yào dǎ sǎo mǎ jiù.
The groom has to clean the stable every morning.
马厩。
Zhè pǐ sài mǎ gāng bèi sòng huí le mǎ jiù.
This racehorse was just sent back to the stable.
马厩。
Dōng tiān mǎ jiù lǐ xū yào duō pù xiē gān cǎo.
In winter, more hay needs to be laid down in the stable.

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.

马 'horse' specifies the kind of 厩 'barn', giving a stable for horses.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廄; 厩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

㲃

㲃㲃廄⁰jiù

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

The traditional form 廄 pairs 广, a house, with 㲃 as a sound part; the simplified 厩 is a later shorthand.

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