代顿 (Dài dùn) — Dayton (city in Ohio) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Dayton (city in Ohio)

代顿。
Wǒ xià zhōu yào qù Dài dùn chū chāi.
I need to go to Dayton for a business trip next week.
代顿。
Dài dùn Wèi yú měi guó é hài é zhōu.
Dayton is located in Ohio, USA.
代顿。
Hěn duō gāo kē jì gōng sī zài Dài dùn shè yǒu bàn shì chù.
Many high-tech companies have offices in Dayton.

Characters in this word

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

亻弋代

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì代dài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 代, 亻 shows a person, and 弋 gives the sound.

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 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

屯頁頓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.