基多 (Jī duō) — Quito (capital of Ecuador)

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

The lower 土 means earth, and the upper 其 gives the sound; together they form the idea of a foundation of earth.

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.