Chinese

歐洲

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
  • TOCFL 4
  • 欧洲

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Origin

From 歐／欧 (Ōu, abbreviation of 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)) + 洲 (zhōu, “continent”).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese歐 “a surname”
    • soundChinese區 “area; district; region; ward”
      • ideaChinese匸 “to cover; to conceal”
      • ideaChinese品 “article; item; product; commodity”
    • meaningChinese欠 “to lack; to be deficient”
  • characterChinese洲 “islet in a river”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese州 “zhou (a type of historical political divisions of China, usually translated as prefecture or provin…”

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