安曼 (An màn) — Amman (capital of Jordan)

Definition

noun
Amman (capital of Jordan)

Examples

  • 安曼。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù An màn lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Amman next year.
  • 安曼。
    An màn Shì yuē dàn de shǒu dū.
    Amman is the capital of Jordan.
  • 安曼。
    Tā zài An màn zhù le sān nián.
    He lived in Amman 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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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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