哈佛 (hā fó) — Harvard (University) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Harvard (University)

Measure word · 所

Examples

哈佛。
Tā kǎo shàng le hā fó dà xué.
He got into Harvard University.
哈佛。
hā fó Shì měi guó zuì yǒu míng de dà xué zhī yī.
Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the US.
哈佛。
Wǒ jiě jie zài hā fó dú shū.
My older sister studies at Harvard.

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.

口合哈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

合

合hé哈hā

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

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

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

亻弗佛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

弗

弗fú佛Fó

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

佛 is made from 亻, a person, and 弗, which gives the sound.

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