巴伐利亚州 (bā fá lì yà zhōu) — Bavaria (a state in Germany)

Definition

noun

Bavaria (a state in Germany)

巴伐利亚州。
bā fá lì yà zhōu Shì dé guó zuì dà de zhōu zhī yī.
Bavaria is one of the largest states in Germany.
巴伐利亚州。
Míng nián xià tiān wǒ dǎ suàn qù bā fá lì yà zhōu lǚ yóu.
Next summer I plan to travel to Bavaria.
巴伐利亚州。
bā fá lì yà zhōu De shǒu fǔ shì mù ní hēi.
The capital of Bavaria is Munich.

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.

巴伐利亚Bavaria

音译Transliteration

巴伐利亚 spells Bavaria and 州 names a state, giving the state of Bavaria.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

伐 combines 人 (person) and 戈 (spear), drawing a spear at a person's neck to show cutting or striking.

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亞; 亚 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 亞 likely shows an overhead view of a construction, perhaps a 亞-shaped tomb. Its later simplified form 亚 is just a shorthand.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.