津 jīn saliva
saliva; sweat; ferry; ford
怎么记住“津”: 氵 water + 聿 writing brush = saliva. Water runs down his forehead as the nervous student licks his writing brush, until his face is covered in saliva and ink.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 水 + 𦘔
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
津 = 氵 water + 聿 writing brush
- 氵 water meaning
- 聿 writing brush shape only
Water runs down his forehead as the nervous student licks his writing brush, until his face is covered in saliva and ink.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning; the right part began as a short form of a sound sign and later took the shape of the brush.
用法
- A ford/ferry crossing, and saliva/moisture: 津液 (jīnyè) bodily fluids.
- 津津有味 (jīnjīn-yǒuwèi) means with relish/great gusto (eating or listening); 津津乐道 (jīnjīn-lèdào) to talk about something with delight. Also the byname of Tianjin (天津).