海地 (Hǎi dì) — Haiti | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Haiti

海地。
Hǎi dì De rén kǒu dà yuē yǒu yì qiān yī bǎi wàn.
Haiti's population is about 11 million.
海地。
Qù nián wǒ qù Hǎi dì lǚ xíng le.
Last year I traveled to Haiti.
海地。
Hǎi dì Shì yí gè fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā.
Haiti is a developing country.

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.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

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

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

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

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

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

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.