欧盟 (Oū méng) — European Union | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

European Union

欧盟。
Oū méng Shì yóu jǐ gè ōu zhōu guó jiā zǔ chéng de.
The European Union is made up of several European countries.
欧盟。
Oū méng De jīng jì zhèng cè duì quán qiú yǒu hěn dà yǐng xiǎng.
The EU's economic policies have a big impact globally.
欧盟。
Hěn duō guó jiā xī wàng jiā rù Oū méng.
Many countries hope to join the European Union.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歐; 欧 is its simplified writing.

區欠歐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànto yawn; to exhale

Sound part声符shēngfú

區

區qū歐Ōu

Same sound today

The traditional form 歐 pairs 區 as a sound with 欠 (to yawn; to exhale), and was originally written for vomiting; simplified 欧 is a later shorthand.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

皿

皿mǐn盟méng

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

盟 pairs 囧 with 皿, and 皿 gives the sound.

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