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达州 (Dá zhōu) — Dazhou (prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China)

Definition

Dazhou (Dázhōu) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Sichuan Province. As a Chinese place name, 州 (zhōu) is a historical administrative term now used in the names of a few cities and regions.

noun
Dazhou (prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China)

Examples

  • 达州。
    Dá zhōu Zài sì chuān shěng de dōng bù.
    Dazhou is in the eastern part of Sichuan Province.
  • 达州。
    Wǒ zuò huǒ chē cóng chéng dū qù Dá zhōu.
    I took the train from Chengdu to Dazhou.
  • 达州。
    Dá zhōu De rén kǒu dà yuē yǒu wǔ bǎi duō wàn.
    Dazhou's population is about over five million.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà达dá
Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

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

州 originally drew an islet in a river.

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Appears in
China — Places

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