马尼拉 (Mǎ ní lā) — Manila | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Manila

马尼拉。
Mǎ ní lā Shì fēi lǜ bīn de shǒu dū.
Manila is the capital of the Philippines.
马尼拉。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Mǎ ní lā lǚ xíng.
I want to travel to Manila next year.
马尼拉。
Mǎ ní lā De rén kǒu hěn duō.
Manila has a large population.

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 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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

The shape draws one person sitting on or leaning against another person, giving the sense of stopping close to someone.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

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

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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