弗吉尼亚州 (Fú jí ní yà zhōu) — Virginia (U.S. state)

Definition

noun

Virginia (U.S. state)

弗吉尼亚州。
Wǒ zhù zài Fú jí ní yà zhōu.
I live in Virginia.
弗吉尼亚州。
Fú jí ní yà zhōu Wèi yú měi guó dōng bù.
Virginia is located in the eastern United States.
弗吉尼亚州。
Wǒ men qù Fú jí ní yà zhōu dù jià.
We are going to Virginia for vacation.

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.

弗吉尼亚Virginia

The transliterated name 弗吉尼亚 is combined with 州, meaning state.

Characters in this word

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

The old form of 弗 pictures a rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight.

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

In the earliest forms, 吉 was drawn with a mouth-like lower part and an upper part that later became today's upper shape.

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

The shape draws one person sitting on or leaning against another person, giving the sense of stopping close to someone.

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.