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开曼群岛 (Kāi màn Qún dǎo) — Cayman Islands

Definition

noun
Cayman Islands

Examples

  • 开曼群岛。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Kāi màn Qún dǎo lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to the Cayman Islands next year.
  • 开曼群岛。
    Kāi màn Qún dǎo Yǐ měi lì de hǎi tān wén míng.
    The Cayman Islands are famous for their beautiful beaches.
  • 开曼群岛。
    Hěn duō gōng sī zài Kāi màn Qún dǎo zhù cè.
    Many companies register in the Cayman Islands.

Origin

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.

开曼Cayman
开kāi曼màn
音译Transliteration
群岛islands
群qúngroup岛dǎoisland
偏正Modifier + head

「开曼」 spells Cayman, while 「群岛」 means islands, so the name is Cayman Islands.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 开 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 曼 →

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
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Open 群 →

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.

Open 岛 →
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