东南部 (dōng nán bù) — the southeast (region/part) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the southeast (region/part)

Examples

东南部。
Zhōng guó de dōng nán bù yán hǎi dì qū jīng jì hěn fā dá.
The economy of the southeastern coastal region of China is very developed.
东南部。
Zhè ge chéng shì wèi yú gāi shěng de dōng nán bù.
This city is located in the southeastern part of the province.
东南部。
dōng nán bù De tiān qì bǐ xī běi bù nuǎn huo.
The weather in the southeast is warmer than in the northwest.

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.

东南southeast

东dōngeast南nánsouth

联合Coordinate

东南 (southeast) plus 部 (part) names the southeastern region.

Characters in this word

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

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

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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