圣乔治 (shèng Qiáo zhì) — St. George (the saint or a place named after hi…

Definition

noun

St. George (the saint or a place named after him)

圣乔治。
shèng Qiáo zhì Shì yīng guó de shǒu hù shèng rén.
St. George is the patron saint of England.
圣乔治。
Wǒ zhù zài shèng Qiáo zhì.
I live in St. George.
圣乔治。
Wǒ men cān guān le shèng Qiáo zhì jiào táng.
We visited St. George's Church.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聖; 圣 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 聖 puts 耳 (ear) beside 呈, which gives the sound; the simplified 圣 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 喬; 乔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 喬 was built by adding a distinguishing mark to an older character for 'tall'; the simplified 乔 is just a later shorthand.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

台

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

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

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