根特 (Gēn tè) — Ghent (city in Belgium) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Ghent (city in Belgium)

Examples

根特。
Gēn tè Shì bǐ lì shí yí zuò lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de wén huà gǔ chéng.
Ghent is an ancient cultural city with a long history in Belgium.
根特。
Měi nián dōu yǒu dà liàng yóu kè lái Gēn tè cān guān zhōng shì jì jiàn zhù.
Every year a large number of tourists come to Ghent to visit medieval architecture.
根特。
Gēn tè De yùn hé hé chéng bǎo fēi cháng yǒu míng.
The canals and castles of Ghent are very famous.

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.

木艮根

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn根gēn(r)

Same sound today

根 pairs 木 (tree/wood), pointing to plant roots, with 艮 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì特tè

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

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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