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纳西 (nà xī) — Nakhi ethnic group (an ethnic minority in Yunnan, China)

Definition

noun
Nakhi ethnic group (an ethnic minority in Yunnan, China)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 纳西。
    nà xī Zú shì zhōng guó de yí gè shǎo shù mín zú.
    The Naxi are an ethnic minority in China.
  • 纳西。
    nà xī Wén huà yǐ dú tè de dōng bā wén zì wén míng.
    Naxi culture is famous for its unique Dongba script.
  • 纳西？
    Nǐ tīng shuō guò yún nán de nà xī dì qū ma?
    Have you heard of the Naxi area in Yunnan?

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
内
内nèi納nà
Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

Open 纳 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 西 →
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