挪威人 (nuó wēi rén) — Norwegian (person)

Definition

noun
Norwegian (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 挪威人。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí gè nuó wēi rén.
    I know a Norwegian person.
  • 挪威人。
    Zhè xiē nuó wēi rén dōu hěn yǒu hǎo.
    These Norwegian people are all very friendly.
  • 挪威人？
    nuó wēi rén Xǐ huan chī yú ma?
    Do Norwegian people like to eat fish?

Origin

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.

挪威Norway
挪nuó威wēi
人rénperson

挪威 names Norway, and 人 means person.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
那
那nà挪nuó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挪 pairs 扌 (hand) with 那, which gives its sound.

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

威 is made by combining 戌 and 女.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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