苏联 (Sū lián) — Soviet Union | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Soviet Union

苏联。
Yī jiǔ jiǔ yī nián Sū lián zhèng shì jiě tǐ le.
The Soviet Union officially dissolved in 1991.
苏联。
Sū lián Céng jīng shì shì jiè shàng miàn jī zuì dà de guó jiā.
The Soviet Union was once the largest country in the world by area.
苏联。
Hěn duō guó jiā zài Sū lián jiě tǐ hòu xuān bù dú lì.
Many countries declared independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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 蘇; 苏 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 苏 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 蘇; in others it is 甦 or 囌.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

穌

穌sū蘇Sū

Same sound today

The traditional form 蘇 uses 艸 (grass; plant) for meaning and 穌 for sound; the simplified 苏 is a later shorthand.

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.

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