池 chí pool
pool; pond
How to remember 池: 氵 water + 也 also = pool. Dad fills the old tub with water, the dog also jumps in, and the neighbour laughs "Is that your new pool?"
Component breakdown
池 = 氵 water + 也 also
- 氵 water
- 也 also
Dad fills the old tub with water, the dog also jumps in, and the neighbour laughs "Is that your new pool?"
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for a pool/pond; rarely a free-standing word on its own.
- 电池 diànchí ("electric pool", i.e. battery) is the single most common word containing it and worth knowing well.
- 池塘 chítáng is a small natural or man-made pond, and 游泳池 yóuyǒngchí "swimming pool" is the everyday recreational sense.
Words with 池
Example sentences
- 花园中有一个游泳池。 Huāyuán zhōng yǒu yī gè yóuyǒngchí.There's a swimming pool in the garden.