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加纳 (Jiā nà) — Ghana

Definition

noun
Ghana

Examples

  • 加纳。
    Tā qù nián qù Jiā nà lǚ xíng le.
    She went to Ghana for a trip last year.
  • 加纳。
    Tā yǒu yí gè cóng Jiā nà lái de péng you.
    He has a friend from Ghana.
  • 加纳。
    Jiā nà De shǒu dū shì ā kè lā.
    The capital of Ghana is Accra.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
内
内nèi納nà
Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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