德格 (Dé gé) — Dêgê (a county in Sichuan, China)

Definition

noun

Dêgê (a county in Sichuan, China)

德格。
Wǒ jì huà shǔ jià qù Dé gé lǚ yóu.
I plan to go to Dêgê for travel during summer vacation.
德格。
Dé gé Wèi yú sì chuān shěng xī bù.
Dêgê is located in western Sichuan province.
德格。
Zhè běn shū jiè shào le Dé gé de lì shǐ hé wén huà.
This book introduces the history and culture of Dêgê.

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.

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

木各格

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.