西西里 (Xī xī lǐ) — Sicily (the Italian island) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Sicily (the Italian island)

Examples

西西里。
Xī xī lǐ Shì yì dà lì zuì dà de dǎo yǔ.
Sicily is the largest island in Italy.
西西里。
Wǒ tīng shuō Xī xī lǐ de hǎi xiān fēi cháng xīn xiān.
I heard that the seafood in Sicily is very fresh.
西西里。
Xī xī lǐ De lì shǐ gǔ jì xī yǐn le dà liàng yóu kè.
Sicily's historical sites attract a large number of tourists.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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