所罗门 (Suǒ luó mén) — Solomon (king of ancient Israel, or the biblica…

Definition

noun

Solomon (king of ancient Israel, or the biblical figure)

所罗门。
Suǒ luó mén Wáng zài shèng jīng lǐ yǐ zhì huì wén míng.
King Solomon is famous for his wisdom in the Bible.
所罗门。
Xǔ duō chuán shuō dōu tí dào Suǒ luó mén de bǎo zàng.
Many legends mention Solomon's treasure.
《所罗门》？
Nǐ dú guò 《Suǒ luó mén de zhì huì》 zhè běn shū ma?
Have you read the book The Wisdom of Solomon?

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.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

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

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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