韩国 (Hán guó) — South Korea | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

South Korea

Examples

韩国。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Hán guó lǚ xíng.
I plan to travel to South Korea next year.
韩国。
Hán guó De shǒu ěr shì yí gè xiàn dài huà de dū shì.
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a modern metropolis.
韩国。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào cóng Hán guó jìn kǒu diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
This company mainly imports electronic products from South Korea.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

国guócountry

Han and country combine to name Korea.

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 韓; 韩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

韋韋wéisurround

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn韓Hán

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

The traditional form 韓 pairs 倝, a sound part, with 韋, a part meaning 'surround'; the simplified 韩 is a later shorthand.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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