南端 (nán duān) — southern end; southern extremity

Definition

noun
southern endsouthern extremity

Examples

  • 南端。
    Zhè tiáo jiē de nán duān yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.
    There is a park at the southern end of this street.
  • 南端。
    Chéng shì de nán duān yǒu hěn duō gāo lóu.
    The southern end of the city has many tall buildings.
  • 南端。
    Dǎo de nán duān yǒu yí zuò dēng tǎ.
    There is a lighthouse at the southern extremity of the island.

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.

南 points to south, and 端 points to an end, together yielding the southern end.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
Sound part声符shēngfú
耑
耑zhuān端duān
Same sound today

端 is made by putting 立 beside 耑. The 立 part is connected to the meaning, and 耑 gives the sound.

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