芬兰人 (fēn lán rén) — Finn, person from Finland | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Finnperson from Finland

Measure word · 个

Examples

芬兰人。
Tā shì yí wèi fēn lán rén.
He is a Finn.
芬兰人。
Hěn duō fēn lán rén dōu xǐ huan sāng ná.
Many Finns like saunas.
芬兰人。
Wǒ zài fēn lán rèn shi le yí gè fēn lán rén péng you.
I met a Finnish friend in Finland.

Origin

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.

芬兰Finland

芬兰 names Finland, and 人 means person, yielding a person from Finland.

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

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn芬fēn

Same sound today

芬 is built from 艸, the grass form, and 分, which gives the sound.

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 蘭; 兰 is its simplified writing.

艹闌蘭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎoplant

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán蘭lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 蘭, 艹 marks it as a plant and 闌 stands for the sound; the simplified 兰 is a later shorthand, not the original parts.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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