巫山 (wū shān) — Wushan Mountain (part of the Wu Mountains in Chongqing/Sichuan region)

Definition

noun
Wushan Mountain (part of the Wu Mountains in Chongqing/Sichuan region)
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 巫山。
    Wǒ men míng nián dǎ suàn qù wū shān lǚ yóu.
    We plan to travel to Wushan next year.
  • 巫山。
    wū shān De fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi lì.
    The scenery of Wushan is very beautiful.
  • 巫山。
    Tā xiě le yì piān guān yú wū shān de wén zhāng.
    He wrote an article about Wushan.

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.

巫wūWu
山shānmountain

巫 is the name Wu and 山 means mountain, together naming Wu Mountain.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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