密西西比州

Mìxīxībǐzhōu

noun #26,579

Meanings

1 Mississippi (U.S. state)

Characters

dense; secret; phonetic (Mis-)

west; phonetic (-sis-)

to compare; phonetic (-pi)

state; prefecture

Examples

密西西比州位于美国南部。

Mìxīxībǐzhōu wèiyú Měiguó nánbù.

Mississippi is located in the southern United States.

密西西比河流经密西西比州。

Mìxīxībǐ héliú jīng Mìxīxībǐzhōu.

The Mississippi River flows through the state of Mississippi.

Tips

memory

密西西比 is a phonetic transliteration of Mississippi. The repeated 西 (west) mirrors the repeated 'ss' sounds in the English name.

Stroke Order

密 mì

西 xī

比 bǐ

州 zhōu