图森 (tú sēn) — Tucson

Definition

noun
Tucson

Examples

  • 图森
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù tú sēn lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Tucson next year.
  • 图森
    tú sēn Zài měi guó de yà lì sāng nà zhōu.
    Tucson is in Arizona, USA.
  • 图森
    Tā zài tú sēn zhù le wǔ nián.
    He lived in Tucson for five years.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

  • wéiwalled city

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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

The form 森 stacks three tree-like shapes to show many trees in a forest.

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