德都 (Dé dū) — Dedu (a place in Heilongjiang Province, China)

Definition

noun

Dedu (a place in Heilongjiang Province, China)

德都。
Dé dū Zài zhōng guó hēi lóng jiāng shěng.
Dedu is in Heilongjiang Province, China.
德都。
Wǒ men jì huà míng nián qù Dé dū lǚ xíng.
We plan to travel to Dedu next year.
德都。
Dé dū De lì shǐ wén huà hěn yǒu míng.
Dedu's historical culture is very famous.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

邑邑yìtown, city

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

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

都 is built from 者, which supplies the sound, and 邑, meaning town or city.