西点 (xī diǎn) — West Point (U.S. Military Academy) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

West Point (U.S. Military Academy)

Examples

西点。
Tā bì yè yú xī diǎn.
He graduated from West Point.
西点。
xī diǎn Shì měi guó zhù míng de jūn shì xué yuàn.
West Point is a famous military academy in the US.
西点。
Hěn duō jiāng jūn dōu lái zì xī diǎn.
Many generals come from West Point.

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.

西 gives west and 点 gives point, translating West Point.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

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

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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