野营

yě yíng · HSK 7

to camp

⛺ 野 (wild/field) + 营 (camp) = camping out in the wild

野 means wild or open country; 营 means camp or barracks. Together: setting up a temporary camp in the field. The 营 in 野营 is the same camp character as in 露营 (also camping).

野 — 里 (village) + 予 (phonetic)
Originally written 埜 (forest 林 over earth 土), depicting wild land beyond cultivated fields. The modern form 野 combines 里 (village/settled land) with 予 as a phonetic component, keeping the meaning of open country, wilderness, or untamed.

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