博茨瓦纳 (Bó cí wǎ nà) — Botswana | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Botswana

Examples

博茨瓦纳。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Bó cí wǎ nà lǚ xíng.
I want to travel to Botswana next year.
博茨瓦纳，。
Bó cí wǎ nà Wèi yú fēi zhōu nán bù, yǐ yě shēng dòng wù wén míng.
Botswana is located in southern Africa and is famous for its wildlife.
博茨瓦纳，。
Tā zài Bó cí wǎ nà gōng zuò le yì nián, duì nà lǐ de wén huà hěn liǎo jiě.
He worked in Botswana for a year and knows the culture there well.

Origin

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.

十尃博

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尃

尃fū博

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

The shape comes from combining 十 (ten) with 尃; 尃 gives the sound.

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cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

次

次cì茨cí

Same sound today

The plant part 艸 shows this is a plant-related word, and 次 gives the sound.

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

瓦’s shape is a picture of fired earthenware pottery or a tile.

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 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk, thin thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

内

Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

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