朝鲜 (Cháo xiǎn) — Korea (historical/cultural region, including bo…

Definition

Refers historically to the whole Korean Peninsula (both North and South), but in modern usage most often names North Korea (DPRK) as a country.

noun

Korea (historical/cultural region, including both North and South)North Korea (the modern country)

Measure word · 个

朝鲜。
Cháo xiǎn Hé hán guó yuán běn shì yí gè guó jiā.
North Korea and South Korea were originally one country.
朝鲜。
Cháo xiǎn Bàn dǎo de lì shǐ fēi cháng yōu jiǔ.
The history of the Korean Peninsula is very long.
朝鲜。
Cháo xiǎn De jīng jì fā zhǎn yǔ zhōu biān guó jiā bù tóng.
North Korea's economic development is different from that of neighboring countries.

Characters in this word

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

Originally, 朝 showed the sun rising above the ground while the moon was still in the sky, giving the sense of morning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鮮; 鲜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

魚魚yúfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

羴

羴shān鮮xiān

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

The traditional form 鮮 pairs 魚 (fish) with 羴, which gives the sound; this note is about 鮮, not 鲜.

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