安多 (An duō) — Amdo (a region in Tibet, also a county name)

Definition

noun
Amdo (a region in Tibet, also a county name)

Examples

  • 安多。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù An duō lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Amdo next year.
  • 安多。
    An duō Shì xī zàng de yí gè dì qū.
    Amdo is a region in Tibet.
  • 安多。
    Tā zài An duō zhù le sān nián.
    He lived in Amdo for three 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.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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