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科莫 (kē mò) — Como (a city and lake in Italy)

Definition

noun
Como (a city and lake in Italy)

Examples

  • 科莫。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù yì dà lì de kē mò lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Como, Italy next year.
  • 科莫。
    kē mò Shì yì dà lì běi bù de yí gè měi lì hú pō.
    Como is a beautiful lake in northern Italy.
  • 科莫。
    Zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì zài kē mò pāi de.
    This photo was taken in Como.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
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.

Open 科 →

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

The shape of 莫 shows a sun sinking into bushes, meaning dusk.

Open 莫 →
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