松下 (Sōng xià) — Panasonic (brand)

Definition

noun
Panasonic (brand)

Examples

  • 松下。
    Wǒ jiā de diàn shì shì Sōng xià de.
    My family's TV is Panasonic.
  • 松下。
    Tā mǎi le yì tái Sōng xià de kōng tiáo.
    He bought a Panasonic air conditioner.
  • 松下。
    Sōng xià Shì rì běn zhù míng de diàn qì pǐn pái.
    Panasonic is a famous Japanese electronics brand.

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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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