伊斯特本 (yī sī tè běn) — Eastbourne (a town in England)

Definition

Eastbourne, a seaside town in southern England (about two hours from London by train). In Chinese it is typically translated phonetically as 伊斯特本.

noun

Eastbourne (a town in England)

伊斯特本。
Jīn nián shǔ jià wǒ dǎ suàn qù yī sī tè běn lǚ yóu.
I plan to travel to Eastbourne this summer vacation.
伊斯特本。
yī sī tè běn Shì yīng guó nán bù de yí gè hǎi bīn chéng shì.
Eastbourne is a seaside city in southern England.
伊斯特本。
Cóng lún dūn zuò huǒ chē dào yī sī tè běn dà yuē xū yào liǎng xiǎo shí.
It takes about two hours to go from London to Eastbourne by train.

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.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

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

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.