暹 (xiān) — used in 暹罗 (Xiān Luó), the former Chinese name…

Definition

暹 is a bound morpheme that only appears in 暹罗 (Xiān Luó), the old Chinese name for Siam/Thailand. You will never see it used alone.

bound form

used in 暹罗 (Xiān Luó), the former Chinese name for Siam/Thailand

暹。
xiān Luó shì tài guó de jiù chēng.
Siam is the old name for Thailand.
暹。
Zhè ge guó jiā lì shǐ shàng bèi chēng wéi xiān luó.
This country was historically called Siam.
暹。
Wǒ men dú le yì běn guān yú xiān luó gǔ guó de shū.
We read a book about the ancient kingdom of Siam.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

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

暹 is built from 日 (sun) and 進 (to advance).

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