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诞生地 (dàn shēng de) — birthplace

Definition

noun
birthplace

Examples

  • 诞生地。
    Zhè shì wǒ de dàn shēng de.
    This is my birthplace.
  • 诞生地浙。
    Lǔ xùn de dàn shēng de zài zhè jiāng shào xīng.
    Lu Xun's birthplace is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
  • 诞生地。
    Tā tuì xiū hòu huí dào le dàn shēng de.
    After retiring, he returned to his birthplace.

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.

诞生be born
诞dànbirth生shēngbirth
联合Coordinate
地dìplace

“诞生” means being born, and “地” means place, so together they mean birthplace.

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 誕; 诞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speech
Sound part声符shēngfú
延
延yán誕dàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誕 combines 言 (word, speech) with 延, which gives the sound; the simplified 诞 is a later shorthand.

Open 诞 →

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Open 生 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →
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Geography & Landforms

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