西藏 (Xī zàng) — Tibet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Tibet

Examples

西藏。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Xī zàng lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Tibet next year.
西藏，。
Xī zàng De hǎi bá hěn gāo, yào zhù yì gāo yuán fǎn yìng.
Tibet's altitude is very high; you need to watch out for altitude sickness.
西藏。
Xī zàng De fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi lì.
The scenery in Tibet is very beautiful.

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.

西 means west and 藏 refers to Tibet, naming the western Tibetan region.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

臧

臧zāng藏cáng

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

藏 is made from 艸 (grass) and 臧, where 臧 gives the sound.

Appears in

China — Places

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