洛杉矶 (Luò shān jī) — Los Angeles | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Los Angeles

洛杉矶。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Luò shān jī lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Los Angeles next year.
洛杉矶。
Luò shān jī Yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de diàn yǐng gōng sī.
Los Angeles has many famous film studios.
洛杉矶。
Tā zhù zài Luò shān jī de jiāo qū.
She lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè洛Luò

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

洛 shows 水 (water) and 各, and 各 supplies the sound.

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

木彡杉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

彡

彡shān杉shā

Same sound today

杉 pairs 木 (tree) on the left with 彡 on the right, 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 磯; 矶 is its simplified writing.

石幾磯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

幾

幾jī磯jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 磯 is made from 石 (stone) for the meaning and 幾 for the sound.

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