索非亚

索非亞

Suǒfēiyà

proper noun #54,121

Meanings

1 Sofia, capital of Bulgaria

Characters

rope (used for its sound)

not (used for its sound)

second; Asia (used for its sound)

Transliteration of Sofia.

Examples

HSK 4

索非亚是保加利亚的首都。

Suǒfēiyà shì Bǎojiālìyà de shǒudū.

Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.

HSK 7-9

索非亚的市中心有很多古罗马遗迹。

Suǒfēiyà de shìzhōngxīn yǒu hěnduō Gǔluómǎ yíjì.

There are many ancient Roman ruins in the centre of Sofia.

Tips

mistakes

The city is written with 非; the given name Sophia is usually 索菲亚, with 菲, or 苏菲亚. Both sound the same, so the two spellings get mixed up all the time.

Stroke Order

索 suǒ

非 fēi

亚 Yà