大足 (Dà zú) — Dazu (a district in Chongqing, China)

Definition

Proper noun: Dazu District in Chongqing, famous for its Tang–Song dynasty rock carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a place name only — not a common noun.

noun
Dazu (a district in Chongqing, China)

Examples

  • 大足，。
    Wǒ qù guò Dà zú lǚ yóu, nà lǐ de shí kè fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
    I have traveled to Dazu; the rock carvings there are very spectacular.
  • 大足。
    Dà zú De shí kè bèi liè wéi shì jiè wén huà yí chǎn.
    Dazu's rock carvings are listed as a World Cultural Heritage site.
  • 大足，。
    Tā lái zì Dà zú qū, duì dāng dì wén huà hěn liǎo jiě.
    He comes from Dazu District and knows the local culture well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàlarge
足zúfoot

The name joins 大 ‘large’ with 足 ‘foot’ to form the Dazu place name.

Characters in this word

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

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

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

Open 足 →

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