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横滨 (Héng bīn) — Yokohama

Definition

noun
Yokohama

Examples

  • 横滨。
    Wǒ qù nián qù Héng bīn lǚ yóu le.
    I went to Yokohama for tourism last year.
  • 横滨。
    Héng bīn Shì rì běn de yí gè dà chéng shì.
    Yokohama is a big city in Japan.
  • 横滨。
    Wǒ péng you zhù zài Héng bīn.
    My friend lives in Yokohama.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 橫; 横 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
黃
黃huáng橫héng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 橫 has 木, meaning wood, beside 黃, which supplies the sound; the simplified 横 is a later abbreviation.

Open 横 →

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 濱; 滨 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
賓
賓bīn濱bīn
Same sound today

The traditional form 濱 shows 水 (water) beside 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 滨 is a later abbreviation.

Open 滨 →
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