印度
yìndùTraditional: 印度
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Translation
India
Word origin
A phonetic transliteration of the country name India, with 印 (yìn) and 度 (dù) chosen mainly for their sound rather than their meaning.
- Origin
- loan
- Root
- 印 (yìn) + 度 (dù), chosen for sound
Stroke order
印
度
Examples
口。
India is a country with a huge population.
。
He travelled to India last year.
。
Indian food is very distinctive.
。
I have a friend from India.
亚。
India is located in southern Asia.
印度 (yìn dù) is the Chinese name for India, a transliteration in which the characters approximate the foreign sound. It is a proper noun naming the South Asian country.
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