论坛 (lùn tán) — forum (for discussion)

Definition

noun

forum (for discussion)

Measure word · 个

论坛。
Wǒ zài lùn tán shàng kàn dào le yí gè yǒu qù de wèn tí.
I saw an interesting question on the forum.
论坛。
Zhè ge lùn tán de yòng hù yuè lái yuè duō le.
This forum has more and more users.
论坛。
Tā měi tiān dōu huì zài lùn tán shàng fā biǎo xīn wén zhāng.
He publishes new articles on the forum every day.

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 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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 壇; 坛 is its simplified writing.

土亶壇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

亶

亶dǎn壇tán

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

The traditional form 壇 pairs 土 (earth) with 亶 as a sound component; the simplified 坛 is a later shorthand.

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