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曼哈顿岛 (màn hā dùn dǎo) — Manhattan Island

Definition

noun
Manhattan Island

Examples

  • 曼哈顿岛。
    màn hā dùn dǎo Shì niǔ yuē shì de yí gè zhòng yào qū yù.
    Manhattan Island is an important area of New York City.
  • 曼哈顿岛。
    Hěn duō yóu kè xǐ huan zài màn hā dùn dǎo cān guān shí dài guǎng chǎng.
    Many tourists like to visit Times Square on Manhattan Island.
  • 曼哈顿岛。
    màn hā dùn dǎo Shàng yǒu xǔ duō zhù míng de mó tiān dà lóu.
    There are many famous skyscrapers on Manhattan Island.

Origin

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.

曼哈顿Manhattan
曼màn哈hā顿dùn
音译Transliteration
岛dǎoisland

曼哈顿 spells Manhattan and 岛 means island, so the name is Manhattan Island.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
合
合hé哈hā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

哈 uses 口 (mouth) to show a mouth-related idea, and 合 as a sound part. The shape of 合 may look like two open mouths, but that is likely by chance.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
屯
屯tún頓dùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 島; 岛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
鳥
鳥niǎo島dǎo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 島 uses 山, meaning mountain, and 鳥 for the sound. The simplified 岛 is a later shorthand.

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