土耳其 (Tǔ ěr qí) — Turkey (country)

Definition

noun
Turkey (country)

Examples

  • 土耳其。
    Wǒ xiǎng qù Tǔ ěr qí lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Turkey.
  • 土耳其。
    Tǔ ěr qí De shǒu dū shì ān kǎ lā.
    The capital of Turkey is Ankara.
  • 土耳其。
    Tǔ ěr qí De kǎo ròu hěn yǒu míng.
    Turkey's grilled meat is very famous.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

耳 is drawn as a picture of an ear.

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

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

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