邻国 (lín guó) — neighboring country | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

neighboring country

Measure word · 个

邻国。
Zhōng guó hé é luó sī shì lín guó.
China and Russia are neighboring countries.
邻国。
Wǒ men hé lín guó de guān xì yì zhí hěn hǎo.
Our relationship with the neighboring country has always been good.
邻国。
Zhè tiáo hé shì liǎng guó zhī jiān de lín guó.
This river is between the two neighboring countries.

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.

邻línneighboring

邻 (neighboring) plus 国 (country) gives a country next door.

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 鄰; 邻 is its simplified writing.

粦阝鄰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as邑yì

Sound part声符shēngfú

粦

粦lín鄰lín

Same sound today

The traditional form 鄰 pairs 粦 (lín) as the sound part with 阝 (the full form 邑, a settlement) as the meaning part; 邻 is a simplified shorthand.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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