特立尼达 (Tè lì ní dá) — Trinidad | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Trinidad

特立尼达。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Tè lì ní dá lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Trinidad next year.
特立尼达。
Tè lì ní dá Zài jiā lè bǐ hǎi.
Trinidad is in the Caribbean Sea.
特立尼达？
Nǐ tīng guò Tè lì ní dá zhè ge míng zì ma?
Have you heard the name Trinidad?

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.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

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.

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

立 pictures a person standing on the ground.

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

The shape draws one person sitting on or leaning against another person, giving the sense of stopping close to someone.

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

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.