Chinese
亞洲
/jä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- TOCFL 4
- 亚洲
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Origin
From 亞細亞 /亚细亚 + 洲 (zhōu), from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).
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Lineage
- partChinese亞細亞 “Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)”
- derivedLatinAsia
- derivedAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ
- derivedMycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊
- derivedAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ
- characterChinese亞 “second; inferior”
- partChinese洲 “islet in a river”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: 亞洲