赫特福德郡 (hè tè fú dé jùn) — Hertfordshire (county in England)

Definition

noun
Hertfordshire (county in England)

Examples

  • 赫特福德郡。
    Wǒ zhù zài yīng guó hè tè fú dé jùn.
    I live in Hertfordshire, England.
  • 赫特福德郡。
    hè tè fú dé jùn Wèi yú lún dūn yǐ běi.
    Hertfordshire is located north of London.
  • 赫特福德郡。
    hè tè fú dé jùn Yǒu hěn duō měi lì de xiāng cūn.
    Hertfordshire has many beautiful countryside areas.

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.

赫特福德Hertford
赫hè特tè福fú德dé
郡jùncounty

赫特福德 sounds out Hertford, and 郡 means county.

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.

赫 is made from two copies of the same part, and that part also gives its sound.

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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
牛牛niúox
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì特tè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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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
示示shì
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú福fú
Same sound today

福 combines 示 and 畐, with 示 carrying the meaning and 畐 the sound.

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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
彳彳chìroad
Sound part声符shēngfú
惪
惪dé德dé
Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

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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
⻏Written in full as邑yìcity; town
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn郡jùn
Same sound today

In 郡, 君 gives the sound, and ⻏ (from 邑, a city or town) marks a settlement or administrative area.

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