全日空 (Quán Rì kōng) — All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Definition

Shortened brand name for Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), the country's largest airline. Used in travel and business contexts, similar to saying 'United' or 'Delta' in English.

noun
All Nippon Airways (ANA)

Examples

  • 全日空。
    Wǒ zuò Quán Rì kōng de fēi jī qù dōng jīng.
    I took an ANA flight to Tokyo.
  • 全日空，。
    Quán Rì kōng De fú wù hěn hǎo, wǒ hěn xǐ huan.
    ANA's service is very good; I really like it.
  • 全日空。
    Zhè cì chū chāi wǒ dìng le Quán Rì kōng de jī piào.
    I booked an ANA ticket for this business trip.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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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
穴穴xuécave, hole
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng空kōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives the sound.

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