胡同

Etymology · 词源

“胡”的历史构形可以这样理解：⺼主要提示意义范围；古主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “同”的历史构形可以这样理解：口主要提示意义范围；◎以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“胡同”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鬍. Pictograph of a bucket or tube, now written as 筒. 口 (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 胡同 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。