孟菲斯 (mèng fēi sī) — Memphis | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Memphis

Examples

孟菲斯。
Wǒ jì huà míng nián qù mèng fēi sī lǚ yóu.
I'm planning to travel to Memphis next year.
孟菲斯。
mèng fēi sī Shì měi guó tián nà xī zhōu de yí gè chéng shì.
Memphis is a city in the state of Tennessee, USA.
孟菲斯。
Tā zài mèng fēi sī zhù le hěn duō nián.
He lived in Memphis for many years.

Origin

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.

子皿孟

Meaning part形符xíngfú

子子zǐchild; son

Sound part声符shēngfú

皿

皿mǐn孟mèng

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

孟 uses 子 (child; son) for the idea of a child or son, and 皿 gives the sound.

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

艹非菲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi菲fěi

Same sound today

菲 puts 艹, showing a plant, together with 非, which gives its sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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