联合国 (Lián hé guó) — United Nations

Definition

noun

United Nations

联合国。
Hěn duō guó jiā dōu jiā rù le Lián hé guó.
Many countries have joined the United Nations.
联合国。
Lián hé guó Zài shì jiè shàng hěn yǒu míng.
The United Nations is very famous in the world.
联合国。
Lián hé guó De zǒng bù zài měi guó niǔ yuē.
The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York, USA.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

联合united

联合Coordinate

联合 means united; 国 means nations; together they name the United Nations.

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 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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

亼口合

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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