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库伦 (Kù lún) — Urga (historical name for Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia)

Definition

Historical name (used in 20th-century Chinese sources) for what is now called 乌兰巴托, the capital of Mongolia. Learners will only encounter it when reading about Mongolian history or early 20th-century Chinese–Mongolian relations.

noun
Urga (historical name for Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia)

Examples

  • 库伦。
    Kù lún Shì měng gǔ lì shǐ shàng de yí gè zhòng yào chéng shì.
    Urga was an important city in Mongolian history.
  • 库伦。
    Tā xiě le yì běn guān yú Kù lún de shū.
    He wrote a book about Urga.
  • 库伦。
    Xiàn zài de wū lán bā tuō jiù shì guò qù de Kù lún.
    Today's Ulaanbaatar is the Urga of the past.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 庫; 库 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
車
車jū庫kù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 庫 pairs 广 (building) with 車 (sound); the building part points to a storehouse. The simplified 库 is a later shorthand.

Open 库 →

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 倫; 伦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún倫lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 倫 uses 人 to show people and 侖 to give its sound; the simplified 伦 is a later shorthand.

Open 伦 →
Appears in
China — Places

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