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俄国 (E guó) — Russia

Definition

noun
Russia

Examples

  • 俄国。
    E guó Shì shì jiè shàng miàn jī zuì dà de guó jiā.
    Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
  • 俄国。
    Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù E guó lǚ yóu.
    I plan to travel to Russia next year.
  • 俄国。
    E guó De dōng tiān fēi cháng hán lěng.
    Russia's winter is extremely cold.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

俄éRussia
国guócountry

俄 means Russia, and 国 means country, so together they name Russia.

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

俄 pairs 亻 (person) with 我, which gives the sound.

Open 俄 →

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →
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