广岛 (Guǎng dǎo) — Hiroshima (city in Japan)

Definition

noun

Hiroshima (city in Japan)

广岛。
Guǎng dǎo Shì rì běn de yí gè chéng shì.
Hiroshima is a city in Japan.
，广岛。
Èr zhàn qī jiān, Guǎng dǎo zāo shòu le yuán zǐ dàn xí jī.
During World War II, Hiroshima suffered an atomic bomb attack.
广岛。
Měi nián yǒu hěn duō yóu kè qù Guǎng dǎo cān guān hé píng gōng yuán.
Every year many tourists go to Hiroshima to visit the Peace Park.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The city 广岛 is named from 广 broad and 岛 island.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廣; 广 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

黃

黃huáng廣guǎng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廣 combines 广 (meaning part) with 黃 (sound part); the simplified 广 is a later shorthand, not the full historical shape.

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 島; 岛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

鳥

鳥niǎo島dǎo

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 島 uses 山, meaning mountain, and 鳥 for the sound. The simplified 岛 is a later shorthand.

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