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纽约州 (Niǔ yuē zhōu) — New York State

Definition

noun
New York State

Examples

  • 纽约州。
    Niǔ yuē zhōu Shì měi guó dōng bù de yí gè zhōu.
    New York State is a state in the eastern United States.
  • 纽约州。
    Qù nián xià tiān wǒ qù le Niǔ yuē zhōu lǚ yóu.
    Last summer I traveled to New York State.
  • 纽约州。
    Niǔ yuē zhōu Yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de dà xué.
    New York State has many famous universities.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

纽约
纽niǔ约yuē
音译Transliteration
州zhōustate

纽约 spells New York and 州 gives state, so it names New York State.

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 紐; 纽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
丑
丑chǒu紐niǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紐 has 糸 (silk) for tying and 丑 for sound; 丑 also points to a claw or hand, fitting a handle. The simplified 纽 is a later shorthand.

Open 纽 →

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 約; 约 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo約yuē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 約 uses 糸, a rope, for its meaning and 勺 for its sound; the simplified 约 is a later shorthand.

Open 约 →

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

Open 州 →
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