邦 (bāng) — (bound form) nation; state; country
Definition
A bound literary morph meaning 'nation, state' — almost never used alone, only in set words like 邻邦 (neighboring country), 联邦 (federation), 邦交 (diplomatic relations). Register is formal/written.
bound form
nationstatecountry
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó hé hán guó shì lín bāng.China and South Korea are neighboring countries.
- 。Měi guó shì yí gè lián bāng guó jiā.The United States is a federal country.
- 邦。Liǎng guó zhèng shì jiàn lì le bāng jiāo.The two countries formally established diplomatic relations.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
邦 combines 丰, which gives the sound, with 阝, the side form of 邑, a settlement.
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