圣路易斯市 (shèng lù yì sī shì) — St. Louis (city in Missouri, USA)

Definition

noun
St. Louis (city in Missouri, USA)

Examples

  • 圣路易斯市，。
    shèng lù yì sī shì Wèi yú měi guó zhōng xī bù, mì sū lǐ zhōu jìng nèi.
    St. Louis is located in the Midwestern United States, within the state of Missouri.
  • 圣路易斯市。
    Qù nián shǔ jià wǒ men yì jiā rén qù le shèng lù yì sī shì lǚ yóu.
    Last summer vacation, my family went to travel to St. Louis.
  • 圣路易斯市。
    shèng lù yì sī shì De gǒng mén shì dāng dì zhù míng de dì biāo jiàn zhù.
    The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a famous local landmark.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

圣路易斯St. Louis
圣shèng路lù易yì斯sī
音译Transliteration
市shìcity

圣路易斯 spells St. Louis, and 市 supplies the city meaning.

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
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng聖shèng
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.

Open 圣 →

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
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Open 路 →

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

The early form of 易 was a drawing of a filled container, not a chameleon. It showed something full that could be given out.

Open 易 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 斯 →

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
兮兮xībustling
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī市shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

Open 市 →

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