以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) — Israel | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Israel

以色列。
Wǒ qù nián qù le Yǐ sè liè lǚ yóu.
I went to Israel for travel last year.
以色列。
Yǐ sè liè Shì yí gè lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de guó jiā.
Israel is a country with a long history.
以色列。
Wǒ měi tiān dōu zài xīn wén shàng kàn dào guān yú Yǐ sè liè de bào dào.
I see reports about Israel on the news every day.

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

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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