安哥拉 (An gē lā) — Angola

Definition

noun
Angola

Examples

  • 安哥拉。
    An gē lā Shì fēi zhōu nán bù de yí gè guó jiā.
    Angola is a country in southern Africa.
  • 安哥拉。
    Tā qù nián qù An gē lā chū chāi le.
    He went on a business trip to Angola last year.
  • 安哥拉。
    Zhōng guó hé An gē lā de mào yì hé zuò yuè lái yuè mì qiè.
    Trade cooperation between China and Angola is getting closer.

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.

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.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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