华沙 (Huá shā) — Warsaw (capital of Poland)

Definition

noun

Warsaw (capital of Poland)

华沙。
Huá shā Shì bō lán de shǒu dū.
Warsaw is the capital of Poland.
华沙。
Qù nián wǒ qù le Huá shā lǚ yóu.
Last year I traveled to Warsaw.
华沙。
Huá shā De lǎo chéng qū fēi cháng piào liang.
Warsaw's old town is very beautiful.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.

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

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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