白朗 (Bái lǎng) — Bailang (county in Tibet)

Definition

Báilǎng is a county in Tibet, under 日喀则 (Shigatse). Like other Chinese county names, it's usually said with 县 (Báilǎng Xiàn) in context.

noun
Bailang (county in Tibet)

Examples

  • 白朗。
    Bái lǎng Shì xī zàng de yí gè xiàn.
    Bailang is a county in Tibet.
  • 白朗。
    Bái lǎng Xiàn wèi yú rì kā zé shì.
    Bailang County is located in Shigatse City.
  • 白朗。
    Wǒ zài dì tú shàng zhǎo dào le Bái lǎng.
    I found Bailang on the map.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

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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
月月yuèmoon
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng朗lǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

朗 pairs 月, the moon, with 良 as a sound part.

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