fertile

rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river)

water (氵) + phonetic (夭) = fertile, irrigated land

The water radical carries the meaning: land that receives water becomes fertile and productive. 夭 mainly contributes the sound wò; the irrigation sense comes entirely from 氵.

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Young and tender (original meaning)Phonetic
WaterSemantic

这片土地十分肥,种什么都能长得很好。

zhè piàn tǔ dì shí fēn féi wò, zhòng shén me dōu néng zhǎng de hěn hǎo。

This piece of land is very fertile; whatever you plant grows well.

河水长年冲刷两岸,使这里的土壤变得肥

hé shuǐ cháng nián chōng shuā liǎng àn, shǐ zhè lǐ de tǔ rǎng biàn de féi wò。

The river has washed both banks for years, making the soil here fertile.

Words with 沃

沃野

wò yě

fertile land

达沃斯

dá wò sī

Davos (Swiss ski resort)

达沃斯论坛

dá wò sī lùn tán

Davos world economic forum (WEF)

霍格沃茨

huò gé wò cí

Hogwarts (Harry Potter)

饶沃

ráo wò

fertile

鲍勃·伍德沃德

bào bó · wǔ dé wò dé

Bob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)

以汤沃沸

yǐ tāng wò fèi

to manage a situation badly (idiom)

加沃特

jiā wò tè

(loanword) gavotte, French dance popular in 18th century

博斯沃思

bó sī wò sī

Bosworth (name)

密尔沃基

mì ěr wò jī

Milwaukee (city)

希沃特

xī wò tè

sievert (Sv), unit of radiation damage used in radiotherapy

德沃夏克

dé wò xià kè

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony

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