俄勒冈州 (E lè gāng zhōu) — Oregon | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Oregon

俄勒冈州。
E lè gāng zhōu Zài měi guó de xī hǎi àn.
Oregon is on the west coast of the United States.
俄勒冈州。
Qù nián wǒ qù E lè gāng zhōu lǚ yóu le.
I traveled to Oregon last year.
俄勒冈州。
E lè gāng zhōu De zì rán fēng guāng fēi cháng měi lì.
Oregon's natural scenery is very beautiful.

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.

亻我俄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

我

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

俄 pairs 亻 (person) with 我, which gives the sound.

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

革力勒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

力

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

勒 pairs 革 (leather), because bridles are made of leather, with 力, which gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.