海牙 (Hǎi yá) — The Hague (city in the Netherlands) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

The Hague (city in the Netherlands)

Examples

海牙。
Hǎi yá Shì hé lán de dì sān dà chéng shì.
The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands.
海牙。
Guó jì fǎ yuàn shè zài Hǎi yá.
The International Court of Justice is located in The Hague.
海牙。
Míng nián wǒ dǎ suàn qù Hǎi yá lǚ xíng.
Next year I plan to travel to The Hague.

Origin

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

每měi海hǎi

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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