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伊拉克 (Yī lā kè) — Iraq

Definition

noun
Iraq

Examples

  • 伊拉克。
    Tā qù guò Yī lā kè.
    He has been to Iraq.
  • 伊拉克。
    Yī lā kè De shǒu dū shì bā gé dá.
    The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.
  • 伊拉克。
    Yī lā kè Shì yí gè zhōng dōng guó jiā.
    Iraq is a Middle Eastern country.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
尹
尹yǐn伊yī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 亻 shows a person. The right part 尹 is used for the sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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