加蓬 (Jiā péng) — Gabon

Definition

noun
Gabon

Examples

  • 加蓬，。
    Wǒ hái méi qù guò Jiā péng, xī wàng yǐ hòu yǒu jī huì.
    I haven't been to Gabon yet; I hope to have a chance in the future.
  • 加蓬，。
    Jiā péng Wèi yú fēi zhōu zhōng bù, zī yuán fēng fù.
    Gabon is located in central Africa and is rich in resources.
  • 加蓬，。
    Tā de péng you lái zì Jiā péng, zhōng wén shuō dé hěn hǎo.
    His friend comes from Gabon and speaks Chinese very well.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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
艸艸cǎovegetation
Sound part声符shēngfú
逢
逢féng蓬péng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

蓬 pairs 艸 (vegetation) with 逢, which gives the sound.

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