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安娜 (An nà) — Anna (name)

Definition

noun
Anna (name)

Examples

  • 安娜。
    An nà Shì wǒ de hǎo péng you.
    Anna is my good friend.
  • 安娜。
    An nà Lái zì měi guó.
    Anna comes from the United States.
  • 娜。
    Zuó tiān wǒ qǐng An nà chī fàn le.
    Yesterday I invited Anna to dinner.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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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
那
那nà娜
Same sound today

娜 combines 女 (woman) with 那 (nà), which gives its sound.

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