乌兹别克人 (Wū zī bié kè rén) — Uzbek (person)

Definition

noun
Uzbek (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 乌兹别克人，。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi Wū zī bié kè rén, tā lái zì tǎ shí gān.
    I know an Uzbek person; he comes from Tashkent.
  • ，乌兹别克人。
    Zài sǎ mǎ ěr hǎn, hěn duō Wū zī bié kè rén yǐ zhì zuò táo cí wén míng.
    In Samarkand, many Uzbeks are famous for making ceramics.
  • 乌兹别克人，。
    Wū zī bié kè rén Yǒu zì jǐ de chuán tǒng měi shí, bǐ rú zhuā fàn.
    Uzbeks have their own traditional cuisine, such as plov.

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.

乌兹别克Uzbek
乌wū兹zī别bié克kè
音译Transliteration
人rénperson

“乌兹别克” names Uzbek, and “人” means person, together giving an Uzbek person.

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 烏; 乌 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 烏 is a drawing of a bird. The simplified 乌 is a later abbreviation.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 別; 别 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 別 pairs 冎 (bone) with 刀 (knife), showing a knife cutting up bone and flesh. The simplified 别 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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