罗得岛 (Luó dé dǎo) — Rhode Island | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Rhode Island

罗得岛。
Luó dé dǎo Shì měi guó de yí gè zhōu.
Rhode Island is a state in the United States.
罗得岛。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Luó dé dǎo lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Rhode Island next year.
罗得岛。
Luó dé dǎo De hǎi xiān fēi cháng xīn xiān.
The seafood in Rhode Island is very fresh.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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 島; 岛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

鳥

鳥niǎo島dǎo

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

The traditional form 島 uses 山, meaning mountain, and 鳥 for the sound. The simplified 岛 is a later shorthand.

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