东阳 (Dōng yáng) — Dongyang (city in Zhejiang province, China)

Definition

noun
Dongyang (city in Zhejiang province, China)

Examples

  • 东阳。
    Wǒ qù nián qù guò Dōng yáng.
    I went to Dongyang last year.
  • 东阳浙。
    Dōng yáng Zài zhè jiāng shěng de zhōng bù.
    Dongyang is in the central part of Zhejiang province.
  • 东阳。
    Dōng yáng De mù diāo hěn yǒu míng.
    Dongyang's wood carving is very famous.

Origin

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.

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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 陽; 阳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fùhill
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng陽yáng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 陽, 阜 shows a hill and 昜 is the older character for the word, tied to sunshine and the sound; simplified 阳 is a later shorthand.

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