泰和 (Tài hé) — Taihe (county in Jiangxi province, China)

Definition

A county-level place name in Jiangxi province — used as a proper noun referring to the place itself, not the literal meaning 'calm and peaceful'.

noun
Taihe (county in Jiangxi province, China)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 泰和。
    Wǒ zài Tài hé xiàn zhù guò sān nián.
    I lived in Taihe County for three years.
  • 泰和。
    Tài hé De lì shǐ wén huà hěn fēng fù.
    Taihe has a rich historical culture.
  • 泰和。
    Tā chū shēng zài jiāng xī Tài hé.
    He was born in Taihe, Jiangxi.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

泰tàicalm
和hépeaceful

泰 and 和 both carry calm, peaceful meanings, suggesting harmony.

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
廾廾gǒngtwo hands
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà泰tài
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

泰 combines 大 for sound with 廾 (two hands) and 水 (water), showing hands handling water or something slippery.

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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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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