肯塔基州 (Kěntǎjīzhōu): Kentucky (US state)

Meanings

1 Kentucky (US state)

Characters

肯

肯塔基 is a phonetic transliteration of 'Kentucky,' plus 州 (state).

Examples

肯塔基州以炸鸡闻名。

Kěntǎjīzhōu yǐ zhájī wénmíng.

Kentucky is famous for fried chicken.

肯塔基州位于美国东部。

Kěntǎjīzhōu wèiyú Měiguó dōngbù.

Kentucky is located in the eastern United States.

Tips

culture

肯德基 (KFC, literally 'Kentucky') is one of the most popular fast food chains in China. The abbreviation 肯德基 omits the 塔 from the full transliteration.

Stroke Order

肯 kěn

塔 tǎ

基 jī

州 zhōu

Related Words

肯塔基 Kěntǎjī #10,781

Kentucky (US state)

肯德基 kěndéjī #24,054

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

阿肯色州 Ākěnsèzhōu #17,592

Arkansas (US state)

州立 zhōulì #8,572

state-run; state (as modifier, e.g. state university) / established by the state (US context)

州长 zhōuzhǎng #4,372

governor (of a US state)

州 zhōu #1,347

state / province / prefecture

肯尼迪 Kěnníndí #5,614

Kennedy (name, transliteration)

肯 kěn HSK 6 #1,307

to be willing to; to agree to; to consent

肯定 kěndìng HSK 5 #218

certain; sure; definite / definitely; certainly / to affirm; to confirm

德州 dézhōu #4,853

Texas / Dezhou (city in Shandong, China)