根特

Gēntè
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Meanings

  1. 1 Ghent (city in Belgium, capital of East Flanders province)

Examples

Gēntè shì Bǐlìshí de zhùmíng gǔchéng.
Ghent is a famous ancient city in Belgium.
Wǒmen qù Gēntè kànle 《Gēntè Jìtánhuà》.
We went to Ghent to see the Ghent Altarpiece.

Tips

culture
Ghent is home to the Ghent Altarpiece (《神秘羔羊》, 1432) by the Van Eyck brothers — one of the most influential paintings in Western art and the most-stolen artwork in history.
usage
(gēn, 'root') is reused as a phonetic syllable for 'gen-' or 'gent-' in foreign names and places. Compare 根本 (Genben, family-name reading) and 西 (Guernsey).

Stroke Order

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