马棚 (mǎ péng) — stable (for horses) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stable (for horses)

Measure word · 个

Examples

马棚。
Tā bǎ mǎ qiān jìn le mǎ péng.
He led the horse into the stable.
马棚。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài xiū mǎ péng.
The workers are repairing the stable.
，马棚。
Dōng tiān dào le, mǎ péng lǐ hěn lěng.
Winter has arrived, and the stable is very cold.

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.

马 means horse and 棚 means shed, so it names a shed 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.

木朋棚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

朋

朋péng棚péng

Same sound today

棚 pairs 木 (tree) with 朋, and 朋 gives the sound.

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