德安 (Dé ān) — De'an (county in Jiangxi Province, China)

Definition

noun
De'an (county in Jiangxi Province, China)

Examples

  • 德安。
    Dé ān Shì jiāng xī shěng de yí gè xiàn.
    De'an is a county in Jiangxi Province.
  • 德安。
    Wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu qù guò Dé ān.
    I have never been to De'an.
  • 德安。
    Dé ān De fēng jǐng hěn měi.
    The scenery in De'an is very beautiful.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìroad
Sound part声符shēngfú
惪
惪dé德dé
Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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