奥的斯 (ào de sī) — Otis (brand name, e.g. Otis Elevator Company)

Definition

noun

Otis (brand name, e.g. Otis Elevator Company)

奥的斯。
ào de sī Shì zhù míng de diàn tī pǐn pái.
Otis is a famous elevator brand.
奥的斯。
Wǒ gōng zuò de xiě zì lóu ān zhuāng le ào de sī diàn tī.
The office building where I work has installed Otis elevators.
奥的斯。
ào de sī Gōng sī de lì shǐ chāo guò yì bǎi nián.
The history of the Otis company exceeds one hundred years.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

白勺的

Meaning part形符xíngfú

白白báiwhite

Sound part声符shēngfú

勺

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

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.