吉安 (Jí ān) — Ji'an (city in Jiangxi Province, China)

Definition

noun

Ji'an (city in Jiangxi Province, China)

吉安。
Wǒ qù nián qù le Jí ān lǚ xíng.
I went to Ji'an for a trip last year.
吉安。
Jí ān Shì jiāng xī shěng de yí gè chéng shì.
Ji'an is a city in Jiangxi Province.
吉安。
Tīng shuō Jí ān de mǐ fěn hěn hǎo chī.
I heard Ji'an's rice noodles are very tasty.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

吉jíauspicious

安ānpeaceful

吉 means auspicious and 安 means peaceful; together they name Ji'an.

Characters in this word

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

In the earliest forms, 吉 was drawn with a mouth-like lower part and an upper part that later became today's upper shape.

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

宀女安

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

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

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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