德累斯顿 (Dé lèi sī dùn) — Dresden (capital of Saxony, Germany)

Definition

noun

Dresden (capital of Saxony, Germany)

德累斯顿。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Dé lèi sī dùn lǚ xíng.
I want to travel to Dresden next year.
德累斯顿。
Dé lèi sī dùn Yǐ jīng měi de cí qì wén míng yú shì.
Dresden is world-famous for its exquisite porcelain.
德累斯顿。
Tā zài Dé lèi sī dùn dà xué xué xí jiàn zhù.
He studies architecture at the University of Dresden.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

屯頁頓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.