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开罗 (Kāi luó) — Cairo

Definition

noun
Cairo

Examples

  • 开罗。
    Kāi luó Shì āi jí de shǒu dū.
    Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
  • 开罗。
    Míng nián wǒ yào qù Kāi luó lǚ xíng.
    I'm going to travel to Cairo next year.
  • 开罗。
    Kāi luó Yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de gǔ jì.
    Cairo has many famous historical sites.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

  • 网网wǎngnet
  • 維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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