奎塔 (kuí da) — Quetta (capital of Balochistan, Pakistan)

Definition

Proper noun: Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan province in Pakistan.

noun

Quetta (capital of Balochistan, Pakistan)

奎塔。
kuí da Shì bā jī sī tǎn bǐ lù zhī shěng de shǒu fǔ.
Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province in Pakistan.
奎塔。
Wǒ zài dì tú shàng zhǎo dào le kuí da de wèi zhì.
I found the location of Quetta on the map.
奎塔。
Cóng kuí da dào kā bù ěr yǒu yì tiáo gōng lù.
There is a highway from Quetta to Kabul.

Characters in this word

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

大圭奎

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

奎 is built from 大 and 圭. The 圭 part gives the sound and originally showed two ritual axes, not earth.

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

土荅塔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

荅

荅dá塔tǎ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

塔 shows 土 (earth) for the meaning and 荅 (dá) for the sound.