迈阿密 (Mài ā mì) — Miami (city in Florida, USA)

Definition

noun

Miami (city in Florida, USA)

迈阿密。
Míng nián wǒ dǎ suàn qù Mài ā mì lǚ yóu.
Next year I plan to travel to Miami.
迈阿密，。
Mài ā mì Wèi yú měi guó dōng nán bù, qì hòu wēn nuǎn.
Miami is located in the southeastern United States and has a warm climate.
迈阿密。
Tā zài Mài ā mì zhǎo dào le yí fèn hǎo gōng zuò.
He found a good job in Miami.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

可

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

The part 阜 points to a mound, and 可 gives the pronunciation; 阿 originally meant a big mound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宓山密

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì密mì

Same sound today

密 pairs 山 (mountain) with 宓 (mì), which gives the pronunciation, to picture something hidden in the mountains, hence secret.

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