捷克人 (jié kè rén) — Czech person | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Czech person

Measure word · 个

Examples

捷克人。
Tā shì yí gè jié kè rén.
He is a Czech person.
捷克人。
Hěn duō jié kè rén xǐ huan hē pí jiǔ.
Many Czech people like to drink beer.
捷克人，。
Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi jié kè rén, tā huì shuō zhōng wén.
I know a Czech person who can speak Chinese.

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.

捷克Czech

音译Transliteration

捷克 spells Czech and 人 means person: a Czech 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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

疌

疌jié捷jié

Same sound today

捷 pairs 手 (hand) with 疌, which gives its sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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