弥撒 (mí sa) — Catholic Mass | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Catholic Mass

Measure word · 台

Easily confused

弥撒。
Wǒ zuó tiān qù jiào táng cān jiā le mí sa.
I went to church yesterday and attended Mass.
弥撒。
mí sa Yì bān chí xù yí gè xiǎo shí.
Mass usually lasts one hour.
弥撒。
Hěn duō rén zài xīng qī tiān qù jiào táng zuò mí sa.
Many people go to church on Sunday to celebrate Mass.

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.

弓尔弥

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尔

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

The shape of 弥 pairs 弓 (bow) as its meaning part with 尔 as its sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌散撒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

散

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

撒 combines 扌 (hand) with 散, which gives the sound; the hand part shows scattering with the hand.

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