格拉斯哥 (Gé lā sī gē) — Glasgow (city in Scotland) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Glasgow (city in Scotland)

Examples

格拉斯哥。
Wǒ qù nián shǔ jià qù le yí tàng Gé lā sī gē.
I went to Glasgow last summer.
格拉斯哥。
Gé lā sī gē Shì sū gé lán zuì dà de chéng shì.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland.
格拉斯哥。
Tā dǎ suàn míng nián qù Gé lā sī gē liú xué.
He plans to study abroad in Glasgow next year.

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.

木各格

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè格gé

Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì拉lā

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

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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