Learn a Chinese Character - 腔 (Qiāng) - Cavity; Tone

Chinese Character: (Qiāng - Cavity; Tone)

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

部首: 月(肉月旁) (Radical: 月, related to body parts)

笔画数: 12 (Number of strokes: 12)

结构分解: 形声字,从月(肉月旁,表示与身体相关),空声(kōng,表音)。本义指身体内部的空腔(如口腔),后引申为声音的语调(如唱腔)。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "月" (body part radical) and "空" (phonetic component). Originally means body cavity, extended to mean tone of voice.)

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Qiāng (First tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“腔”主要表示身体内部的空腔(如“口腔”“胸腔”),或指声音的语调、风格(如“唱腔”“官腔”)。("腔" mainly refers to body cavities (e.g., "口腔" - mouth cavity, "胸腔" - chest cavity), or tone/style of voice (e.g., "唱腔" - singing tone).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“腔”通常作名词使用(如“一个口腔”),可与量词“个”搭配,或与其他字组合成复合词(如“鼻腔”“脑腔”)。("腔" is usually used as a noun (e.g., "一个口腔" - a mouth cavity), often paired with measure word "个", or forms compounds (e.g., "鼻腔" - nasal cavity).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

“腔”在戏曲中至关重要,如京剧的“西皮腔”“二黄腔”是唱腔的核心;“官腔”则反映传统官僚体系中刻板的语言风格,现代多用于批评形式主义。("腔" is critical in Chinese opera, e.g., "西皮腔" and "二黄腔" in Peking opera. "官腔" reflects rigid bureaucratic language, now used to criticize formalism.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

医生检查了他的口腔,发现有蛀牙。(Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de kǒu qiāng, fā xiàn yǒu zhù yá.)
The doctor examined his mouth cavity and found a decayed tooth.

这位演员的唱腔圆润动听,深受观众喜爱。(Zhè wèi yǎn yuán de chàng qiāng yuán rùn dòng tīng, shēn shòu guān zhòng xǐ ài.)
This actor's singing tone is mellow and pleasant, loved by the audience.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“腔”的结构:左边“月”(身体)表示与身体相关,右边“空”提示发音Qiāng,结合起来记忆为“身体内的空腔qiāng”。(Associate "腔" with its structure: "月" (body) indicates body-related, and "空" hints at the pronunciation "Qiāng". Combine them to remember it as "body cavity (Qiāng)".)

分享 (Share)