威斯康星 (Wēi sī kāng xīng) — Wisconsin (US state)

Definition

noun

Wisconsin (US state)

威斯康星。
Wǒ de biǎo dì zhù zài Wēi sī kāng xīng.
My cousin lives in Wisconsin.
威斯康星。
Wēi sī kāng xīng Yǐ nǎi lào hé pí jiǔ wén míng.
Wisconsin is famous for cheese and beer.
威斯康星？
Míng nián shǔ jià nǐ xiǎng qù Wēi sī kāng xīng lǚ yóu ma?
Do you want to travel to Wisconsin next summer vacation?

Characters in this word

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

戌女威

威 is made by combining 戌 and 女.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

康 pairs 庚 (threshing tools) with 米 (rice), showing rice being processed into chaff.

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

The top of 星 is a later simplified form of 晶, twinkling stars; the bottom 生 shows the sound.