3. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
and the ideas they
mostly represent
夕夕
night
日日
time,
weather,
light
月月
time
冫冫
cold
水水
water
雨雨
rain
气气
air
風风
wind

4. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
日日
日日
time,
weather,
light
顯显
xiǎn
appear;
apparent;
show
普普
pǔ
universal,
general,
common
•
映映
yìng
reflect;
shine
暖暖
nuǎn
warm,
genial
暴暴
bào
sudden and
violent; brutal,
fierce;
bàoM pùT
expose, reveal

5. • Which of the following are
positive/negative in
meaning?
Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
雨雨
暴
暴
bào
sudden and violent/fierce; brutal,
fierce, savage, tyrannical
昌
昌
chāng
prosperous, flourishing, thriving
暗
暗
àn
dim, dark, obscure; secret,
clandestine, stealthy, hidden;
vague, unclear
旺
旺
wàng
prosperous, vigorous,
flourishing, thriving

6. •
Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
月月
月月
time
期期
qī
term, period; phase
(of a project);
scheduled time;
expect
朝朝
cháo
towards, facing;
dynasty
zhāo
morning

7. •
Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
夕夕
夕夕
night
夕夕
xī
sunset;
evening;
dusk
夠夠
gòu
enough,
sufficient; be
qualified/eligible
for; reach for sth

8. • 一朝一夕 一朝一夕
• 食品安全問題，絕不
是一朝一夕可以解決
的事。
• 食品安全问题，绝不
是一朝一夕可以解决
的事。

9. •
Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
水水
水水
water
激激
jī
dash, surge (of waves);
arouse, excite;
fierce, acute, intense, sha
rp
濫滥
làn
flood, overflow;
excessive, reckless
減减
jiǎn
decrease, reduce;
diminish, weaken
漸渐
jiàn
gradually
濫用職權
滥用职权
lànyòng zhíquán
abuse one’s power

10. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
雨雨
雨雨
rain
震震
zhèn
vibrate,
quake;
earthquake;
shock,
astonish
• 露露
lù
dew;
show, reveal, ex
pose ; in the
open, out of
doors

11. • What do they have in
common?
Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
雨雨
暴露
暴露
bàolù
expose, lay bare; be
exposed to rough weather
[in Taiwan pronounced
pùlù]
透露
透露
tòulù
divulge, reveal, leak
揭露
揭露
jiēlù
expose, lay bare, unmask
披露
披露
pīlù
publish, announce, make
public; disclose, reveal

12. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
冫冫
冫冫
cold
衝冲
chōng
collide; rush
forward,
charge, dash
•
凍冻
dòng
freeze; be cold,
be chilled (to the
bone); jelly
準准
zhǔn
standard, norm;
accurate, exact;
certainly, definitely
凍結資產
冻结资产
dòngjié zīchǎn
freeze the assets

13. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
風风
風风
wind
飆飙
biāo
violent winds,
stormy gale;
rapidly
•
颱台
tái
typhoon
風风
fēng
wind; custom,
practice,
atmosphere;
style
油價飆漲
油价飙涨
yóujià biāozhǎng
oil price sharply
rises

14. Radicals of
“Weather & Nature”
气气
气气
air
氛氛
fēn
(good)
atmosphere,
mood
• 氧氧
yǎng
oxygen
輕鬆的氛圍
轻松的氛围
qīngsōng de
fēnwéi
relaxed
atmosphere

16. “S-P” structure in a
sentence
• “S-P” structure in a
sentence
Subject
Topic
Predicate
Comment
我
我
出國了。
出国了。
我
我
很高興。
很高兴。
我
我
59歲。
59岁。
我
我
工作經驗豐富。
工作经验丰富。
我的決定
我的决定
家人都支持。
家人都支持。
Adj.
V.
N.
S-P
S-P

17. “S-P” structure：
From sentence to a
word
• “S-P” structure:
From sentence to a word
Subjec
t
Topic
Predicate
Comment
我
我
頭痛。
头痛。
我
我
牙疼。
牙疼。
我
我
手指疼。
手指疼。
我
我
這裡疼，那裡也疼。
这里疼，那里也疼。
S-P
S-P
S-P
S-P

18. Modified compounds
• Review on Modified
compounds
誠 意
诚 意
chéngyì
sincerity
預 期
预 期
yùqī
anticipate, expect;
anticipation,
expectation
小 康
小 康
xiǎokāng
(financially)
comfortable,
moderately well-off
Adj. N.
Adv. V.
Adv. Adj.

19. Modified vs. S-P
Compounds
• Modified vs. S-P compound
誠 意
诚 意
chéngyì
sincerity
國 慶
国 庆
guóqìng
National Day
年 輕
年 轻
niánqīng
young
Adj. N.
N. V.
N. Adj.
國家在慶祝
国家在庆祝
年紀很輕
年纪很轻

20. • Why are they S-P
compounds?
S-P Compounds
口臭口臭 口紅口红
民營民营 眼紅眼红
海嘯海啸 心跳心跳
天人合一
天人合一
人山人海
人山人海
kǒuchòu
bad breath
kǒuhóng
lipstick
mínyíng
privately-
operated
xīntiào
heartbeat
hǎixiào
tsunami
tiān rén
héyī
a theory
that man
is an
integral
part of
nature
yǎnhóng
be envious
rénshān
rénhǎi
huge crowd
of people

21. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 日本伊豆諸島近海發生了6.9級地
震，目前暫無海嘯危險。
• 日本伊豆诸岛近海发生了6.9级地
震，目前暂无海啸危险。
• 一些國營企業有高工資、高福利，
非常讓人眼紅。
• 一些国营企业有高工资、高福利，
非常让人眼红。
In a sentence

22. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 中港房地產在經過泡沫化增長以
後，開始暴露一些深層問題，比
較起來,歐洲房地產價廉物美,更
適合投資。
• 中港房地产在经过泡沫化增长以
后，开始暴露一些深层问题，比
较起来，欧洲房地产价廉物美，
更适合投资。
In a sentence

23. •3 radicals
•Example
•“Your” analysis
•Word(s) containing
this character (and
their word
formation.)