墨西哥 (Mò xī gē) — Mexico | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Mexico

Examples

墨西哥。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Mò xī gē lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Mexico next year.
墨西哥。
Mò xī gē De jī ròu juàn fēi cháng hǎo chī.
Mexican chicken rolls are very delicious.
。
Shǒu dū shì Mò xī gē chéng.
The capital is Mexico City.

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.

黑土墨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

黑

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

墨 is built from 土 (soil) and 黑, with 黑 giving the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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