苏俄 (Sū é) — Soviet Russia | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Soviet Russia

，苏俄。
Zài lì shǐ shàng, Sū é duì zhōng guó de yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
In history, Soviet Russia had a great influence on China.
苏俄。
Tā yán jiū Sū é zǎo qī de zhèng zhì zhì dù.
He studies the early political system of Soviet Russia.
苏俄。
Zhè běn shū xiáng xì jiè shào le Sū é de chéng lì guò chéng.
This book details the founding process of Soviet Russia.

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.

俄éRussia

苏俄 names 俄 ruled by 苏, Soviet Russia.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蘇; 苏 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 苏 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 蘇; in others it is 甦 or 囌.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

穌

穌sū蘇Sū

Same sound today

The traditional form 蘇 uses 艸 (grass; plant) for meaning and 穌 for sound; the simplified 苏 is a later shorthand.

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

亻我俄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

我

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

俄 pairs 亻 (person) with 我, which gives the sound.

Appears in