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日耳曼 (Rì ěr màn) — Germanic

Definition

Refers to the Germanic peoples, languages, or cultures of northern Europe. Acts as a modifier before nouns like 人, 语系, 文化.

noun
Germanic

Examples

  • 日耳曼。
    Gǔ dài Rì ěr màn rén shēng huó zài ōu zhōu běi bù.
    The Germanic peoples lived in northern Europe in ancient times.
  • 日耳曼。
    Yīng yǔ hé dé yǔ dōu shǔ yú Rì ěr màn yǔ xì.
    English and German both belong to the Germanic language family.
  • 日耳曼。
    Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiè shào le Rì ěr màn wén huà.
    The teacher introduced us to Germanic culture.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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

耳 is drawn as a picture of an ear.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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