安克雷奇 (An kè léi qí) — Anchorage (city in Alaska) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Anchorage (city in Alaska)

Examples

安克雷奇。
Wǒ qù guò An kè léi qí.
I have been to Anchorage.
安克雷奇。
An kè léi qí Zài ā lā sī jiā.
Anchorage is in Alaska.
安克雷奇。
Wǒ xiǎng qù An kè léi qí kàn jí guāng.
I want to go to Anchorage to see the aurora.

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.

宀女安

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

女nǚ安ān

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

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

畾

畾léi雷léi

Same sound today

The top 雨 (rain) points to the meaning, and the bottom 畾 gives the sound.

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

大可奇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

大大dàbig; great

Sound part声符shēngfú

可

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

奇 pairs 大 (big; great) with 可, a sound part.

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