冰棍儿 (bīng gùn r) — popsicle; ice lolly

Definition

Colloquial, everyday word for a popsicle (water-based, frozen on a stick). 雪糕 refers to a creamier ice-cream bar.

noun

popsicleice lolly

Measure word · 根

冰棍儿。
Wǒ cóng bīng xiāng lǐ ná le yì gēn bīng gùn r.
I took a popsicle from the fridge.
冰棍儿。
Zhè zhǒng bīng gùn r yǒu cǎo méi wèi hé qiǎo kè lì wèi.
This kind of popsicle comes in strawberry and chocolate flavors.
冰棍儿。
Xiǎo péng yǒu men dōu xǐ huan chī bīng gùn r.
Children all like to eat popsicles.

Characters in this word

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

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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