暹 (xiān) — used in 暹罗 (Xiān Luó), the former Chinese name for Siam/Thailand
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
Easily confused
- 遏èlook-aliketo restrain; to suppress; to check (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 遏制, 遏止)
- 先xiānsound-alikefirst, in advance, before others
- 仙xiānsound-alikeimmortal, celestial being (used as a bound form in compound nouns)
- 鲜xiānsound-alikefresh (of food, flowers, etc.)
- 掀xiānsound-aliketo lift (a lid, cover, etc.)
- 氙xiānsound-alikexenon (chemical element)
Examples
- 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.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 日日rìsun
- 進進jìnto advance
暹 is built from 日 (sun) and 進 (to advance).
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