萨摩亚人 (sà mó yà rén) — Samoan (person from Samoa)

Definition

noun

Samoan (person from Samoa)

Measure word · 个

萨摩亚人。
Zhè wèi sà mó yà rén xiàng wǒ jiè shào le tā men de chuán tǒng wǔ dǎo.
This Samoan introduced me to their traditional dance.
萨摩亚人。
Hěn duō sà mó yà rén yǐ shàn liáng hé rè qíng zhù chēng.
Many Samoans are known for kindness and warmth.
萨摩亚人。
sà mó yà rén De chuán tǒng fú shì fēi cháng jīng měi.
Samoan traditional clothing is very exquisite.

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.

萨摩亚Samoa

音译Transliteration

The 萨摩亚 part spells Samoa, and 人 points to a person from there.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

麻手摩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

麻

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

摩 combines 手 (hand) with 麻; the hand part relates to the meaning, and 麻 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亞; 亚 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 亞 likely shows an overhead view of a construction, perhaps a 亞-shaped tomb. Its later simplified form 亚 is just a shorthand.

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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