切尔诺贝利 (Qiē ěr nuò bèi lì) — Chernobyl

Definition

noun
Chernobyl

Examples

  • 1986，切尔诺贝利。
    1986 Nián, Qiē ěr nuò bèi lì fā shēng le yán zhòng de hé shì gù.
    In 1986, a serious nuclear accident occurred in Chernobyl.
  • 切尔诺贝利。
    Qiē ěr nuò bèi lì De hé shì gù duì huán jìng hé jiàn kāng zào chéng le cháng qī yǐng xiǎng.
    The Chernobyl nuclear accident caused long-term impacts on the environment and health.
  • ，切尔诺贝利，。
    Xiàn zài, Qiē ěr nuò bèi lì yǐ jīng chéng wéi yí gè lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn, xī yǐn le hěn duō rén qù cān guān.
    Now, Chernobyl has become a tourist attraction, attracting many people to visit.

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

Open 切 →

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

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爾; 尔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爾, simplified as 尔, originally drew cloth on a loom with crossing threads. It was borrowed for its sound to write “you,” so the picture is unrelated to that meaning.

Open 尔 →

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 諾; 诺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speak
Sound part声符shēngfú
若
若ruò諾nuò
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 諾 pairs 言, meaning word or speak, with 若 as a sound part, for an affirmative answer. The simplified 诺 is a later shorthand.

Open 诺 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貝; 贝 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 貝, not the simplified 贝, shows a cowrie shell used as money in ancient China.

Open 贝 →

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

Open 利 →

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