朗斯 (lǎng sī) — Lens (city in France) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Lens (city in France)

Examples

朗斯。
lǎng sī Shì fǎ guó běi bù de yí zuò chéng shì.
Lens is a city in northern France.
朗斯。
Tā qù nián qù lǎng sī lǚ xíng le.
He traveled to Lens last year.
朗斯。
lǎng sī De zú qiú jù lè bù hěn yǒu míng.
Lens's football club is very famous.

Origin

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

月月yuèmoon

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

良liáng朗lǎng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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