阿灵顿 (ā líng dùn) — Arlington (place name)

Definition

A transliterated place name: Arlington, most commonly referring to Arlington, Virginia in the U.S., home to Arlington National Cemetery.

noun

Arlington (place name)

阿灵顿。
Wǒ qù nián qù le měi guó ā líng dùn.
I went to Arlington, USA last year.
阿灵顿。
ā líng dùn Guó jiā gōng mù shì yí gè hěn yǒu jì niàn yì yì de dì fāng.
Arlington National Cemetery is a place of great commemorative significance.
阿灵顿？
Nǐ tīng shuō guò ā líng dùn zhè ge dì fāng ma?
Have you heard of the place Arlington?

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

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

可

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

The part 阜 points to a mound, and 可 gives the pronunciation; 阿 originally meant a big mound.

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.

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 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

屯頁頓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.

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