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沃尔特 (wò ěr tè) — Walter (transliteration proper noun)

Definition

noun
Walter (transliteration proper noun)

Examples

  • 沃尔特。
    wò ěr tè Shì wǒ de yīng wén míng zì.
    Walter is my English name.
  • 沃尔特，。
    Tā jiào wò ěr tè, shì yí wèi lǎo shī.
    His name is Walter, and he is a teacher.
  • 沃尔特。
    wò ěr tè Hé tā de péng you yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn.
    Walter and his friend go to the library together.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
夭
夭yāo沃wò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

沃 combines 氵 (water) with 夭 giving the sound; the shape shows irrigating with water.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爾; 尔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爾, simplified as 尔, originally drew cloth on a loom with crossing threads. It was borrowed for its sound to write “you,” so the picture is unrelated to that meaning.

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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
牛牛niúox
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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