伊拉克人 (yī lā kè rén) — Iraqi (person)

Definition

noun
Iraqi (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 伊拉克人。
    Tā shì yí wèi yī lā kè rén.
    He is an Iraqi.
  • 伊拉克人。
    Zhè xiē yī lā kè rén lái zì bā gé dá.
    These Iraqis come from Baghdad.
  • 伊拉克人。
    Wǒ de lín jū shì yī lā kè rén.
    My neighbor is an Iraqi.

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.

伊拉克Iraq
伊yī拉lā克kè
人rénperson

伊拉克 spells the country name Iraq, and 人 denotes a person from there.

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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
尹
尹yǐn伊yī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 亻 shows a person. The right part 尹 is used for the sound.

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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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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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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