宜山 (Yí shān) — Yishan (place in Guangxi)

Definition

noun
Yishan (place in Guangxi)

Examples

  • 宜山？
    Nǐ tīng shuō guò Yí shān ma?
    Have you heard of Yishan?
  • 宜山。
    Yí shān Zài guǎng xī de běi bù.
    Yishan is in the north of Guangxi.
  • 宜山。
    Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Yí shān lǚ yóu.
    I plan to travel to Yishan next year.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

宜 shows 且, a sacrificial altar, with 多, two pieces of meat, depicting two pieces of meat placed on the altar.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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