联合王国 (Lián hé wáng guó) — United Kingdom

Definition

noun
United Kingdom

Examples

  • 联合王国。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Lián hé wáng guó lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to the United Kingdom next year.
  • 联合王国。
    Lián hé wáng guó De shǒu dū shì lún dūn.
    The capital of the United Kingdom is London.
  • 联合王国，。
    Tā lái zì Lián hé wáng guó, dàn zhōng wén shuō dé hěn hǎo.
    He comes from the United Kingdom, but speaks Chinese very well.

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.

联合united
联liánjoin合héunite
联合Side by side
王国kingdom
王wángking国guóstate
偏正Modifier + head

联 (join) + 合 (unite) + 王 (king) + 国 (state): a state united under a king.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →

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

The shape of 王 comes from a picture of a ritual axe, an object kept near a throne and connected with royal power.

Open 王 →

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

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