Chinese

首都

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/
capital; capital city (of a country) (Classifier: 個／个)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese首 “head”
    • simplified fromChinese𩠐
  • characterChinese都 “metropolis; large city”
    • soundChinese者 “Used at the end of a command.”
    • meaningChinese邑 “state; country; nation”
      • ideaChinese囗 “box, enclosure”
      • ideaChinese卪 “joint; node”

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