康州 (kāng zhōu) — Connecticut (U.S. state)

Definition

noun

Connecticut (U.S. state)

康州，。
Wǒ qù guò kāng zhōu, nà lǐ hěn piào liang.
I've been to Connecticut; it's very beautiful.
康州。
kāng zhōu Zài měi guó dōng běi bù.
Connecticut is in the northeastern part of the United States.
康州。
Wǒ yǒu gè péng you zhù zài kāng zhōu.
I have a friend who lives in Connecticut.

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.

康kāngConnecticut

康 stands for Connecticut and 州 means state.

Characters in this word

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

康 pairs 庚 (threshing tools) with 米 (rice), showing rice being processed into chaff.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.