东营 (Dōng yíng) — Dongying (city in Shandong Province, China)

Definition

东营 (Dōngyíng) is a city in Shandong Province, famous for its petroleum industry (the Shengli Oilfield is there).

noun
Dongying (city in Shandong Province, China)

Examples

  • 东营。
    Dōng yíng Shì shān dōng shěng de yí gè chéng shì.
    Dongying is a city in Shandong Province.
  • 东营。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Dōng yíng lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Dongying next year.
  • 东营。
    Dōng yíng Yǐ shí yóu gōng yè wén míng.
    Dongying is famous for its petroleum industry.

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.

东dōngeast
营yíngcamp

东 gives east and 营 gives camp; together they form the city name Dongying.

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.

Open 东 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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