卡拉奇 (Kǎ lā qí) — Karachi (largest city and former capital of Pak…

Definition

noun

Karachi (largest city and former capital of Pakistan, major port)

卡拉奇。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Kǎ lā qí lǚ yóu.
I plan to travel to Karachi next year.
卡拉奇。
Kǎ lā qí Shì bā jī sī tǎn zuì dà de chéng shì.
Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan.
卡拉奇。
Tā zài Kǎ lā qí gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He worked in Karachi for many years.

Characters in this word

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

卡 is made from 上 (up) and 下 (down), with their horizontal lines fused, showing something squeezed between above and below.

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

立

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

大可奇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

大大dàbig; great

Sound part声符shēngfú

可

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

奇 pairs 大 (big; great) with 可, a sound part.

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