长沙 (Cháng shā) — Changsha (capital of Hunan Province, China); (astronomy) Zeta Corvi, a star in the constellation Corvus

Definition

noun
Changsha (capital of Hunan Province, China)(astronomy) Zeta Corvi, a star in the constellation Corvus

Examples

  • 长沙。
    Cháng shā Shì hú nán shěng de shěng huì.
    Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province.
  • 长沙，。
    Wǒ qù nián qù Cháng shā lǚ yóu, chī le hěn duō xiǎo chī.
    I traveled to Changsha last year and ate many snacks.
  • ，长沙。
    Zài tiān wén xué zhōng, Cháng shā xīng wèi yú wū yā zuò.
    In astronomy, the star Changsha is located in the Corvus constellation.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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