家乡

Etymology · 词源

“家”的历史构形可以这样理解：宀主要提示意义范围；豕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。 “乡”的历史构形可以这样理解：卩以图像或会意方式参与构形；皀、卩与现代简化字形有关。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；“家乡”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. 宀 represents the meaning and 豕 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鄉. Pictograph of two people facing each other, kneeling down to share a meal. Based on the original meaning "feast" or "offer food", now written as 饗. The meaning later shifted to "hometown". The traditional component 皀 was removed for simplification. The traditional component 卩 was removed for simplification. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 家乡 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。