科罗拉多 (Kē luó lā duō) — Colorado (US state)

Definition

noun

Colorado (US state)

科罗拉多。
Míng nián wǒ xiǎng qù Kē luó lā duō lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Colorado next year.
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Měi guó Kē luó lā duō zhōu yǐ xuě shān hé huá xuě chū míng.
The US state of Colorado is famous for its snowy mountains and skiing.
科罗拉多。
Tā yǐ qián zài Kē luó lā duō de yì suǒ dà xué xué guò zhōng wén.
She previously studied Chinese at a university in Colorado.

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.

禾斗科

Meaning part形符xíngfú

斗斗dòumeasuring tool

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

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

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.