南开 (nán kāi) — Nankai (district of Tianjin)

Definition

noun
Nankai (district of Tianjin)

Examples

  • 南开。
    nán kāi Shì tiān jīn de yí gè qū.
    Nankai is a district of Tianjin.
  • 南开。
    nán kāi Dà xué hěn yǒu míng.
    Nankai University is very famous.
  • 南开。
    Wǒ qù nán kāi qū shàng bān.
    I go to work in Nankai District.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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