科巴 (kē bā) — Cobá (ancient Maya city in Mexico)

Definition

noun
Cobá (ancient Maya city in Mexico)

Examples

  • 科巴。
    Wǒ men qù mò xī gē lǚ xíng shí cān guān le kē bā yí zhǐ.
    We visited the Cobá ruins during our trip to Mexico.
  • 科巴姆，。
    kē bā Lí tú lú mǔ bù yuǎn, kě yǐ zuò bā shì qù.
    Cobá is not far from Tulum; you can take a bus there.
  • 科巴，。
    kē bā De jīn zì tǎ hěn gāo, pá shàng qù néng kàn jiàn sēn lín.
    The pyramid at Cobá is very tall; climbing it lets you see the jungle.

Origin

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
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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