花都 (Huā dū) — Huadu (a district in Guangzhou, known for its f… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Huadu (a district in Guangzhou, known for its flower industry)

Examples

花都，。
Wǒ qù nián qù le guǎng zhōu de Huā dū, nà lǐ de huā shì fēi cháng yǒu míng.
I went to Huadu in Guangzhou last year; the flower market there is very famous.
花都。
Huā dū Yǐ xiān huā zhòng zhí hé xiāo shòu ér wén míng.
Huadu is famous for flower cultivation and sales.
花都。
Cóng guǎng zhōu shì zhōng xīn kāi chē dào Huā dū dà yuē xū yào yí gè xiǎo shí.
It takes about an hour to drive from downtown Guangzhou to Huadu.

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.

都dōucapital

花 “flower” and 都 “capital” combine to name a place famous for flowers.

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.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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

邑邑yìtown, city

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě都dōu

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

都 is built from 者, which supplies the sound, and 邑, meaning town or city.

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