委内瑞拉人 (wěi nèi ruì lā rén) — Venezuelan (person from Venezuela)

Definition

noun
Venezuelan (person from Venezuela)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 委内瑞拉人。
    Wǒ zuó tiān rèn shi le yí gè wěi nèi ruì lā rén.
    I met a Venezuelan yesterday.
  • 委内瑞拉人。
    wěi nèi ruì lā rén De xī bān yá yǔ hé mò xī gē rén bú tài yí yàng.
    Venezuelans' Spanish is a bit different from Mexicans'.
  • 委内瑞拉人。
    Wǒ men gōng sī xīn lái le yí wèi wěi nèi ruì lā rén tóng shì.
    A Venezuelan colleague just joined our company.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

委内瑞拉Venezuela
委wěi内nèi瑞ruì拉lā
人rénperson

委内瑞拉 spells Venezuela, and 人 means person.

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
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé委wěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.

Open 委 →

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

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

Open 内 →

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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
耑
耑zhuān瑞ruì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

瑞 pairs 玉, meaning jade, with 耑, which gives its sound.

Open 瑞 →

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Open 拉 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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