瑞丽 (Ruì lì) — Ruili (city in Yunnan, China)

Definition

noun

Ruili (city in Yunnan, China)

瑞丽。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Ruì lì lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Ruili next year.
瑞丽。
Ruì lì Wèi yú yún nán shěng de xī bù.
Ruili is located in the western part of Yunnan Province.
瑞丽。
Cóng kūn míng dào Ruì lì kě yǐ zuò fēi jī.
You can fly from Kunming to Ruili.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

耑

耑zhuān瑞ruì

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

瑞 pairs 玉, meaning jade, with 耑, which gives its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麗; 丽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 麗 originally showed a deer with antlers. The simplified 丽 is a later shorthand.

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