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奥运会 (Aò yùn huì) — Olympic Games

Definition

noun
Olympic Games
Measure word · 届

Examples

  • 2022奥运会。
    Běi jīng jǔ bàn le 2022 nián Aò yùn huì.
    Beijing hosted the 2022 Olympic Games.
  • 奥运会？
    Nǐ kàn le jīn nián de Aò yùn huì ma?
    Did you watch this year's Olympics?
  • 奥运会。
    Aò yùn huì Měi sì nián jǔ bàn yí cì.
    The Olympic Games are held every four years.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 奥 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →
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