蒙古人 (Měng gǔ rén) — the Mongolian people; a Mongol | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the Mongolian peoplea Mongol

Measure word · 个

Examples

蒙古人。
Měng gǔ rén Zhǔ yào shēng huó zài zhōng guó nèi měng gǔ hé měng gǔ guó.
The Mongolian people mainly live in Inner Mongolia, China and Mongolia.
蒙古人。
Měng gǔ rén Yǒu zì jǐ de yǔ yán wén zì hé chuán tǒng wén huà.
The Mongolian people have their own language, script, and traditional culture.
蒙古人。
Tā men cóng Měng gǔ rén nà lǐ xué huì le qí mǎ hé shè jiàn.
They learned horse-riding and archery from the Mongolians.

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.

蒙古Mongol

蒙古 “Mongol” and 人 “person” combine to mean a Mongol person.

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.

艹冡蒙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

冡

冡měng蒙méng

Same sound today

蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One reading of 古 sees a shield-like shape above an open mark, showing strength and firmness. Another sees a person spitting out bad-tasting food.

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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