乌干达人 (wū gān dá rén) — Ugandan person | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Ugandan person

Measure word · 个

Examples

乌干达人。
Tā shì yí wèi wū gān dá rén.
He is a Ugandan.
乌干达人。
Zhè xiē wū gān dá rén dōu hěn yǒu lǐ mào.
These Ugandans are all very polite.
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Wǒ rèn shi le yí gè lái zì wū gān dá de péng you.
I made a friend who is a Ugandan.

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.

乌干达Uganda

乌wū干gān达dá

乌干达 spells Uganda, and 人 gives 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.

The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

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 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn乾gān

Same sound today

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

大dà达dá

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

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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