光州 (Guāng zhōu) — Kwangju (a city in South Korea)

Definition

noun

Kwangju (a city in South Korea)

光州。
Guāng zhōu Shì hán guó xī nán bù de yí gè chéng shì.
Gwangju is a city in southwestern South Korea.
光州。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Guāng zhōu lǚ yóu.
I plan to travel to Gwangju next year.
光州。
Guāng zhōu Yǐ tā de yì shù hé wén huà huó dòng wén míng.
Gwangju is famous for its art and cultural events.

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.

州zhōuprefecture

光州 is a 州, a prefecture or state, named with 光, meaning light or brightness.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.