塞浦路斯 (Sài pǔ lù sī) — Cyprus (country)

Definition

noun

Cyprus (country)

塞浦路斯。
Sài pǔ lù sī Shì dì zhōng hǎi de yí gè dǎo guó.
Cyprus is an island country in the Mediterranean.
塞浦路斯。
Qù nián wǒ gēn péng you qù Sài pǔ lù sī lǚ yóu le.
Last year I traveled to Cyprus with my friend.
塞浦路斯。
Sài pǔ lù sī De pú tao jiǔ zài ōu zhōu hěn yǒu míng.
Cypriot wine is very famous in Europe.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

塞 combines 宀 (house), 工 (two items), and 廾 (two hands), showing hands stuffing items into a house.

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

氵甫浦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater; river

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

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

浦 combines 氵 (water) with 甫, which provides the sound.

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

各

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.