普吉 (pǔ jí) — Phuket (city in Thailand)

Definition

noun

Phuket (city in Thailand)

Easily confused

普吉。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù pǔ jí lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Phuket next year.
普吉。
pǔ jí Shì tài guó de yí gè měi lì xiǎo dǎo.
Phuket is a beautiful small island in Thailand.
普吉。
Tā men cóng pǔ jí dài huí lái le hěn duō jì niàn pǐn.
They brought back many souvenirs from Phuket.

Characters in this word

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

並日普

普 is made of 日 (sun) and 並 (side by side).

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

In the earliest forms, 吉 was drawn with a mouth-like lower part and an upper part that later became today's upper shape.