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克里姆林宫 (Kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng) — Kremlin

Definition

The Kremlin — the fortified government complex in central Moscow and a metonym for the Russian federal government itself. In news Chinese it often refers to the Russian authorities, not just the building.

noun
Kremlin

Examples

  • 克里姆林宫。
    Míng nián wǒ dǎ suàn qù mò sī kē cān guān Kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng.
    Next year I plan to visit the Kremlin in Moscow.
  • 克里姆林宫。
    Kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng Shì é luó sī de zhèng zhì zhōng xīn.
    The Kremlin is the political center of Russia.
  • 克里姆林宫。
    Xīn wén lǐ shuō Kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng jīn tiān jǔ xíng le zhòng yào huì yì.
    The news said an important meeting was held at the Kremlin today.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 克 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衤Written in full as衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ裡lǐ
Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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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
女女nǚfemale
Sound part声符shēngfú
母
母mǔ姆
Same sound today

姆 pairs 女 (female) on the left with 母 on the right, and 母 gives the sound.

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

林 is made of two 木 (tree) placed side by side, showing many trees together, hence a forest.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 宮; 宫 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 呂呂lǚ

The traditional form 宮 is built from 宀 and 呂.

Open 宫 →
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