都灵 (Dū líng) — Turin (city in Italy) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Turin (city in Italy)

都灵。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Dū líng lǚ yóu.
I want to travel to Turin next year.
都灵。
Dū líng Shì yì dà lì zhù míng de gōng yè chéng shì.
Turin is a famous industrial city in Italy.
都灵。
Tā zài Dū líng dà xué xué xí gōng chéng.
He studies engineering at the University of Turin.

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

邑邑yìtown, city

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

都 is built from 者, which supplies the sound, and 邑, meaning town or city.

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 靈; 灵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

霝

霝líng靈líng

Same sound today

This note describes the traditional form 靈, not the simplified 灵: 霝 gives the sound, and 玉 (jade) is the meaning part.

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