明洞 (míng dòng) — Myeongdong (shopping and entertainment district…

Definition

noun

Myeongdong (shopping and entertainment district in Seoul, South Korea)

，明洞。
Wǒ qù nián qù shǒu ěr lǚ yóu shí, tè yì qù le míng dòng.
When I traveled to Seoul last year, I made a point of going to Myeongdong.
明洞，。
míng dòng De huà zhuāng pǐn diàn hěn duō, jià gé yě hěn shí huì.
There are many cosmetics shops in Myeongdong, and the prices are very reasonable.
明洞，。
Wǎn shàng míng dòng fēi cháng rè nao, dào chù dōu shì yóu kè hé xiǎo chī tān.
Myeongdong is very lively at night, full of tourists and snack stalls.

Characters in this word

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

日月明

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洞 combines 水 (water) with 同, which gives the sound tóng.

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