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依安 (Yī ān) — Yī'ān (county in Heilongjiang Province)

Definition

noun
Yī'ān (county in Heilongjiang Province)

Examples

  • 依安。
    Wǒ zhù zài Yī ān.
    I live in Yi'an.
  • 依安。
    Yī ān Shì yí gè xiǎo xiàn chéng.
    Yi'an is a small county town.
  • 依安？
    Nǐ qù guò Yī ān ma?
    Have you been to Yi'an?

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénhuman
Sound part声符shēngfú
衣
衣yī依yī
Same sound today

依 is made from 亻, a person, plus 衣, which gives its 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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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Appears in
China — Places

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