铃木 (Líng mù) — Suzuki (Japanese surname)

Definition

noun
Suzuki (Japanese surname)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 铃木。
    Líng mù Xiān sheng shì rì běn zhù míng de qǐ yè jiā.
    Mr. Suzuki is a famous Japanese entrepreneur.
  • 铃木。
    Wǒ zuì jìn zài dú Líng mù de xiǎo shuō.
    I've been reading Suzuki's novel recently.
  • 铃木。
    Líng mù Jiào shòu zài huì yì shàng fā biǎo le zhòng yào jiǎng huà.
    Professor Suzuki delivered an important speech at the conference.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鈴; 铃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng鈴líng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鈴 pairs 金 (metal) with 令 as a sound part; the simplified 铃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 铃 →

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

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Open 木 →

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