什锦 (shí jǐn) — assorted food (a dish mixing multiple ingredien… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A culinary term for a dish or platter that combines many different ingredients (e.g. 什锦炒饭, 什锦沙拉). Pairs with a following noun naming the dish.

noun

assorted food (a dish mixing multiple ingredients)mixed platter

Examples

什锦、。
Zhè dào shí jǐn shā lā lǐ yǒu huáng guā, fān qié hé shēng cài.
This mixed salad has cucumber, tomato, and lettuce.
，什锦。
Fú wù yuán, gěi wǒ men lái yí fèn shí jǐn.
Waiter, bring us an assorted platter.
什锦、。
Tā diǎn de shí jǐn chǎo fàn lǐ yǒu xiā rén, jī dàn hé wān dòu.
The fried rice with assorted toppings he ordered contains shrimp, egg, and peas.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

什shénvarious

锦jǐnbrocade

'什' (various) and '锦' (brocade) suggest a mixed assortment.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錦; 锦 is its simplified writing.

金帛錦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

帛帛bó

Sound part声符shēngfú

金

金jīn錦jǐn

Same sound today

The traditional form 錦 pairs 金, which gives its sound, with 帛, cloth.

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