海德公园 (hǎi dé gōng yuán) — Hyde Park (large public park in London, UK)

Definition

noun

Hyde Park (large public park in London, UK)

海德公园。
Wǒ qù nián xià tiān qù le hǎi dé gōng yuán.
I went to Hyde Park last summer.
海德公园。
hǎi dé gōng yuán Shì lún dūn zuì dà de gōng yuán zhī yī.
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in London.
海德公园。
Wǒ men kě yǐ zài hǎi dé gōng yuán lǐ sàn bù.
We can take a walk in Hyde Park.

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.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

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

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

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

彳彳chìroad

Sound part声符shēngfú

惪

惪dé德dé

Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

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

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.