泛太平洋 (fàn tài píng yáng) — Pan-Pacific

Definition

noun

Pan-Pacific

泛太平洋。
fàn tài píng yáng Dì qū guó jiā zhī jiān de hé zuò yuè lái yuè jǐn mì.
Cooperation among Pan-Pacific countries is getting closer.
泛太平洋。
Zhè ge xié yì shì fàn tài píng yáng huǒ bàn guān xì de zhòng yào chéng guǒ.
This agreement is an important outcome of the Pan-Pacific partnership.
泛太平洋。
fàn tài píng yáng Mào yì qū duì quán qiú jīng jì yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
The Pan-Pacific free trade area has a major impact on the global economy.

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.

氵乏泛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

乏

乏fá泛fàn

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

泛 pairs 氵 (water) with 乏, which gives the sound.

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

太 is a modified form of 大, with an extra dot added to show 'too big'.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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

氵羊洋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

羊

Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.