札幌 (Zhá Huǎng) — Sapporo

Definition

noun
Sapporo

Examples

  • 札幌。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Zhá Huǎng lǚ yóu.
    I want to go to Sapporo for tourism next year.
  • 札幌。
    Zhá Huǎng Shì rì běn běi hǎi dào de shǒu fǔ.
    Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido, Japan.
  • 札幌。
    Wǒ péng you zài Zhá Huǎng gōng zuò.
    My friend works in Sapporo.

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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
乚
乙yǐ札zhá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

札 is built from 木, showing wood, and 乚 (written as 乙), which gives its sound. The whole shape points to a thinly shaved wooden tag used for writing.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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