东京 (dōng jīng) — Tokyo | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Tokyo

Examples

东京。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù dōng jīng lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Tokyo next year.
东京，。
dōng jīng Shì rì běn de shǒu dū, fēi cháng fán huá.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and very bustling.
东京。
Tā zài dōng jīng gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked in Tokyo for many years.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

京jīngcapital

东 means east and 京 means capital, giving the eastern capital.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

京 originally drew a tall building.

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