chí

pond

surname Chi; reservoir; moat

water (氵) + sound (也) = pond or reservoir

The water radical (氵) anchors the meaning: a body of still water like a pond or moat. 也 contributes the sound chí and carries no semantic weight here.

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WaterSemantic

公园里有一个小,里面有很多鱼。

gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yī gè xiǎo chí,lǐ miàn yǒu hěn duō yú。

There is a small pond in the park, with many fish inside.

古代城市外面常常有护城来保护城里的人。

gǔ dài chéng shì wài miàn cháng cháng yǒu hù chéng chí lái bǎo hù chéng lǐ de rén。

In ancient times, cities often had a moat outside to protect the people inside.

Words with 池

酒池肉林

jiǔ chí ròu lín

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery

金城汤池

jīn chéng tāng chí

impregnable fortress

铅酸蓄电池

qiān suān xù diàn chí

lead-acid accumulator

锂离子电池

lǐ lí zǐ diàn chí

lithium ion battery

锂电池

lǐ diàn chí

lithium battery

长白山天池

cháng bái shān tiān chí

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea

隔油池

gé yóu chí

grease trap

电池

diàn chí

battery; electric cell

养鱼池

yǎng yú chí

fishpond

高城深池

gāo chéng shēn chí

high walls and deep moat (idiom); impenetrable defense

鱼池

yú chí

fishpond

鱼池乡

yú chí xiāng

Yuchi or Yuchih Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan

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