斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè) — Slovakia | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Slovakia

Examples

斯洛伐克。
Sī luò fá kè Shì ōu zhōu de yí gè guó jiā.
Slovakia is a country in Europe.
斯洛伐克？
Nǐ qù guò Sī luò fá kè ma?
Have you been to Slovakia?
斯洛伐克。
Wǒ yǒu gè péng you lái zì Sī luò fá kè.
I have a friend from Slovakia.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè洛Luò

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洛 shows 水 (water) and 各, and 各 supplies the sound.

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

⺅人rénperson
戈戈gēspear

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

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

International & Diplomacy

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