乐平 (lè píng) — Leping (city in Jiangxi Province, China)

Definition

Leping is a county-level city in northeastern Jiangxi Province, near Jingdezhen. The single hanzi 乐 here is read lè, not yuè ('music'), because it is part of a place name.

noun
Leping (city in Jiangxi Province, China)

Examples

  • 乐平。
    Jīn nián shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù lè píng lǚ yóu.
    This summer vacation I plan to travel to Leping.
  • 乐平。
    lè píng Wèi yú jiāng xī shěng dōng běi bù.
    Leping is located in the northeastern part of Jiangxi Province.
  • 乐平。
    Wǒ cóng lè píng dài le yì xiē tè chǎn huí lái.
    I brought back some local specialties from Leping.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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