佛兰德 (fó lán dé) — Flanders (a region in Belgium)

Definition

Flanders — a Dutch-speaking region in northern Belgium, known for medieval art and architecture.

noun

Flanders (a region in Belgium)

佛兰德。
fó lán dé Shì bǐ lì shí běi bù de yí gè dì qū.
Flanders is a region in northern Belgium.
佛兰德，。
Wǒ qù guò fó lán dé, nà lǐ de rén shuō hé lán yǔ.
I have been to Flanders; the people there speak Dutch.
佛兰德。
fó lán dé Yǐ zhōng shì jì yì shù hé jiàn zhù wén míng.
Flanders is famous for its medieval art and architecture.

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.

亻弗佛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

弗

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

佛 is made from 亻, a person, and 弗, which 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 蘭; 兰 is its simplified writing.

艹闌蘭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎoplant

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán蘭lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 蘭, 艹 marks it as a plant and 闌 stands for the sound; the simplified 兰 is a later shorthand, not the original parts.

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

彳彳chìroad

Sound part声符shēngfú

惪

惪dé德dé

Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

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