格洛斯特郡 (Gé luò sī tè jùn) — Gloucestershire (county in southwest England) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Gloucestershire (county in southwest England)

Examples

格洛斯特郡。
Gé luò sī tè jùn Shì yīng guó xī nán bù de yí gè jùn.
Gloucestershire is a county in southwest England.
格洛斯特郡。
Tā chū shēng zài Gé luò sī tè jùn de yí gè xiǎo zhèn.
He was born in a small town in Gloucestershire.
格洛斯特郡。
Gé luò sī tè jùn Yǐ měi lì de xiāng cūn jǐng sè wén míng.
Gloucestershire is famous for its beautiful countryside scenery.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

格洛斯特Gloucester

格gé洛luò斯sī特tè

格洛斯特 spells Gloucester and 郡 means county; together they name Gloucestershire.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè洛Luò

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

洛 shows 水 (water) and 各, and 各 supplies the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì特tè

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

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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

⻏Written in full as邑yìcity; town

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

君jūn郡jùn

Same sound today

In 郡, 君 gives the sound, and ⻏ (from 邑, a city or town) marks a settlement or administrative area.

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