修武 (Xiū wǔ) — Xiuwu (a county in Henan, China)

Definition

noun

Xiuwu (a county in Henan, China)

修武。
Wǒ cóng lái méi qù guò Xiū wǔ.
I've never been to Xiuwu.
修武。
Xiū wǔ Shì yí gè lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de xiàn chéng.
Xiuwu is a county with a long history.
修武？
Nín zhī dào qù Xiū wǔ zěn me zǒu ma?
Do you know how to get to Xiuwu?

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

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

攸

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

修 is built from 攸, which gives the sound, and 彡, a set of three strokes that shows the meaning.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

武 puts 戈 (dagger-axe) above 止 (foot/to walk), showing an army going on an expedition.

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