安理会 (An lǐ huì) — United Nations Security Council

Definition

noun
United Nations Security Council

Examples

  • 安理会。
    An lǐ huì Zuó tiān tōng guò le yí xiàng xīn jué yì.
    The Security Council passed a new resolution yesterday.
  • 安理会。
    Zhōng guó shì An lǐ huì wǔ gè cháng rèn lǐ shì guó zhī yī.
    China is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
  • 安理会。
    An lǐ huì Jiù guó jì hé píng wèn tí jǔ xíng le jǐn jí huì yì.
    The Security Council held an emergency meeting on international peace issues.

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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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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ理lǐ
Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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