德文 (Dé wén) — German language (written form; also refers to t…

Definition

noun

German language (written form; also refers to the German language generally)

德文，。
Wǒ zhèng zài xué xí Dé wén, dǎ suàn míng nián qù dé guó liú xué.
I am currently studying German and plan to study abroad in Germany next year.
德文。
Zhè běn Dé wén xiǎo shuō wǒ dú le liǎng gè xīng qī cái dú wán.
It took me two weeks to finish this German novel.
德文，。
Tā bú dàn huì shuō Dé wén, hái huì xiě shī gē.
He can not only speak German but also write poetry in it.

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.

文wénwriting or language

德文 combines 德 for German and 文 for writing or language to mean the German language.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chìroad

Sound part声符shēngfú

惪

惪dé德dé

Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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