阿克苏 (A kè sū) — Aksu (city in Xinjiang, China)

Definition

noun

Aksu (city in Xinjiang, China)

Measure word · 个

阿克苏。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù A kè sū lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Aksu next year.
阿克苏。
A kè sū Shì xīn jiāng zhòng yào de nóng yè chéng shì.
Aksu is an important agricultural city in Xinjiang.
阿克苏。
Cóng wū lǔ mù qí dào A kè sū kě yǐ zuò huǒ chē.
You can take a train from Urumqi to Aksu.

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.

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.

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 蘇; 苏 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 苏 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 蘇; in others it is 甦 or 囌.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

穌

穌sū蘇Sū

Same sound today

The traditional form 蘇 uses 艸 (grass; plant) for meaning and 穌 for sound; the simplified 苏 is a later shorthand.