南京 (Nán jīng) — Nanjing (capital of Jiangsu province, China) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Nanjing (capital of Jiangsu province, China)

Examples

南京。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Nán jīng lǚ xíng.
I plan to travel to Nanjing next year.
南京。
Nán jīng Shì jiāng sū shěng de shěng huì.
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province.
南京。
Wǒ zài Nán jīng zhù le sān nián.
I lived in Nanjing for three years.

Origin

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.

京jīngcapital

南 “south” and 京 “capital” form the name of the southern capital.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

京 originally drew a tall building.

Appears in

China — Places

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