和田 (Hé tián) — Hotan (city and region in Xinjiang, China)

Definition

A city and oasis region in southwestern Xinjiang, historically a key stop on the Silk Road, today known for its high-quality jade (和田玉).

noun
Hotan (city and region in Xinjiang, China)

Examples

  • 和田。
    Hé tián Yǐ chū chǎn yōu zhì yù shí ér wén míng.
    Hotan is famous for producing high-quality jade.
  • 和田,。
    Wǒ jì huà míng nián qù Hé tián lǚ yóu, kàn kàn nà lǐ de shā mò fēng guāng.
    I plan to travel to Hotan next year to see the desert scenery there.
  • 和田。
    Hé tián Dì qū shì gǔ dài sī chóu zhī lù shàng de zhòng yào chéng shì zhī yī.
    The Hotan region was one of the important cities on the ancient Silk Road.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

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