沅 (yuán) — Yuan River (in Guizhou and Hunan provinces, China)
Definition
adjective
Yuan River (in Guizhou and Hunan provinces, China)
Examples
- 沅。yuán Jiāng shì hú nán de yì tiáo dà hé.The Yuan River is a major river in Hunan.
- 沅。yuán Shuǐ liú jīng hú nán shěng hé guì zhōu shěng.The Yuan River flows through Hunan and Guizhou provinces.
- 沅。Gǔ dài shī rén xiě guò hěn duō zàn měi yuán jiāng de shī.Ancient poets wrote many poems praising the Yuan River.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
沅 is built from 氵 (water) plus 元, which gives its sound.
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