梅萨 (méi sà) — Mesa (city in Arizona, USA)

Definition

noun
Mesa (city in Arizona, USA)

Examples

  • 梅萨。
    Wǒ qù guò méi sà.
    I have been to Mesa.
  • 梅萨。
    méi sà Shì měi guó de yí gè chéng shì.
    Mesa is a city in the United States.
  • 梅萨。
    méi sà De tiān qì hěn rè.
    The weather in Mesa is very hot.

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mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi梅méi
Same sound today

梅 is built from 木 (tree) and 每, which gives the sound; it is used for the plum tree.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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