济州 (jì zhōu) — Jeju (island and special autonomous province in…

Definition

noun

Jeju (island and special autonomous province in South Korea)

济州。
jì zhōu Shì yí gè měi lì de dǎo yǔ.
Jeju is a beautiful island.
济州。
Hěn duō rén qù jì zhōu dù mì yuè.
Many people go to Jeju for their honeymoon.
济州。
jì zhōu De zì rán fēng guāng fēi cháng yǒu míng.
The natural scenery of Jeju is very famous.

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 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

齊

齊qí濟jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

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