tǎ
pagode; tour; minaret
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埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎的标志性建筑。
āifēi'ěr tiětǎ shì bālí de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù.
The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of Paris.
他住在市中心的一座高层公寓楼里。
tā zhù zài shì zhōngxīn de yīzuò gāocéng gōngyùlóu lǐ.
He lives in a high-rise apartment building in the city center.
这座塔建于13世纪。
zhèzuò tǎ jiàn yú 13 shìjì.
This tower was built in the 13th century.
楼 (lóu)
building
阁 (gé)
pavilion
平房 (píngfáng)
bungalow
楼房 (lóufáng)
apartment building
The Chinese character 塔 (tǎ) for "pagoda" is a pictophonetic character, combining the phonetic component 沓 (dǎ) and the semantic component 夅 (qiǎn). The phonetic component 沓 (dǎ) is a phonetic loan character, which is used to indicate the pronunciation of the character. The semantic component 夅 (qiǎn) is a pictographic character, which depicts a building with multiple stories. The combination of the phonetic component 沓 (dǎ) and the semantic component 夅 (qiǎn) creates the character 塔 (tǎ), which means "pagoda".The character 塔 (tǎ) has a long history in Chinese culture. It was first used in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) to refer to a type of Buddhist stupa. Over time, the meaning of the character expanded to include any type of multi-story building, such as a watchtower or a lighthouse. Today, the character 塔 (tǎ) is most commonly used to refer to a pagoda, which is a type of Buddhist temple that is typically tall and has multiple stories.
