伊斯兰堡 (Yī sī lán bǎo) — Islamabad (capital of Pakistan) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Islamabad (capital of Pakistan)

Examples

伊斯兰堡。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Yī sī lán bǎo lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Islamabad next year.
伊斯兰堡。
Tā de jiā rén zài Yī sī lán bǎo zhù le hěn duō nián.
His family has lived in Islamabad for many years.
伊斯兰堡。
Yī sī lán bǎo Shì bā jī sī tǎn de shǒu dū.
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Origin

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.

亻尹伊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

尹

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.

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 蘭; 兰 is its simplified writing.

艹闌蘭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎoplant

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán蘭lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 蘭, 艹 marks it as a plant and 闌 stands for the sound; the simplified 兰 is a later shorthand, not the original parts.

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

保土堡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

保

Same sound today

堡 pairs 土 (earth) with 保 (bǎo): 保 gives the sound, and 土 is the meaning part.

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