得梅因 (dé méi yīn) — Des Moines (capital of Iowa, USA) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Des Moines (capital of Iowa, USA)

Examples

得梅因。
Wǒ míng nián yào qù dé méi yīn lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Des Moines next year.
得梅因。
dé méi yīn Shì ài hé huà zhōu de shǒu fǔ.
Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.
得梅因。
Wǒ de péng you zhù zài dé méi yīn.
My friend lives in Des Moines.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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

木每梅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

每měi梅méi

Same sound today

梅 is built from 木 (tree) and 每, which gives the sound; it is used for the plum tree.

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

囗大因

囗囗wéisheet
大大dàperson

Originally, 因 showed 大 (a person) on 囗 (a sheet or mattress).

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