佐治亚州 (Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu) — Georgia, US state | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

GeorgiaUS state

Examples

佐治亚州。
Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu Wèi yú měi guó dōng nán bù.
Georgia is located in the southeastern United States.
佐治亚州。
Wǒ shū shu zhù zài Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu de shǒu fǔ yà tè lán dà.
My uncle lives in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia.
佐治亚州。
Zuǒ zhì yà zhōu De táo zi hěn yǒu míng.
Georgia is famous for its peaches.

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.

佐治亚Georgia

佐zuǒ治zhì亚yà

音译Transliteration

The “佐治亚” spells Georgia, and “州” means state.

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.

亻左佐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

左

左zuǒ佐zuǒ

Same sound today

佐 combines 亻, a person, with 左, which provides the sound zuǒ.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

台

台tái治zhì

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

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亞; 亚 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 亞 likely shows an overhead view of a construction, perhaps a 亞-shaped tomb. Its later simplified form 亚 is just a shorthand.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

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