金东 (jīn dōng) — Jindong (a district in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China)

Definition

noun

Jindong (a district in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China)

Easily confused

金东浙。
jīn dōng Shì zhè jiāng shěng jīn huá shì de yí gè qū.
Jindong is a district of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province.
金东。
Wǒ qù nián qù jīn dōng lǚ yóu guò.
I traveled to Jindong last year.
金东。
jīn dōng De jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
Jindong's economy is developing quickly.

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.

金 points to Jinhua, and 东 marks the eastern area, together naming the district.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.