山东 (Shān dōng) — Shandong province (in eastern China)

Definition

noun
Shandong province (in eastern China)

Examples

  • 山东。
    Jīn nián xià tiān wǒ jì huà qù Shān dōng lǚ yóu.
    I plan to travel to Shandong this summer.
  • 山东，。
    Shān dōng De tài shān hěn yǒu míng, hěn duō yóu kè dōu qù pá.
    Mount Tai in Shandong is very famous; many tourists go to climb it.
  • 山东，。
    Wǒ péng you shì Shān dōng rén, tā gěi wǒ tuī jiàn le dāng dì de měi shí.
    My friend is from Shandong, and he recommended local cuisine to me.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

山shānmountain
东dōngeast

山 (mountain) and 东 (east) form the name meaning the area east of a mountain.

Characters in this word

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

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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