奇瓦瓦 (qí wǎ wǎ) — Chihuahua (a state and city in Mexico)

Definition

noun
Chihuahua (a state and city in Mexico)

Examples

  • 奇瓦瓦。
    qí wǎ wǎ Shì mò xī gē de yí gè chéng shì.
    Chihuahua is a city in Mexico.
  • 奇瓦瓦。
    Wǒ xiǎng qù qí wǎ wǎ lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Chihuahua.
  • 奇瓦瓦。
    qí wǎ wǎ De shā mò hěn měi.
    The desert of Chihuahua is very beautiful.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
大大dàbig; great
Sound part声符shēngfú
可
可kě奇
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

奇 pairs 大 (big; great) with 可, a sound part.

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

瓦’s shape is a picture of fired earthenware pottery or a tile.

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

瓦’s shape is a picture of fired earthenware pottery or a tile.

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