冷盘 (lěng pán) — cold dish, cold platter (served as an appetizer) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cold dishcold platter (served as an appetizer)

Measure word · 个

Examples

冷盘。
Wǒ men xiān diǎn liǎng gè lěng pán kāi kāi wèi ba.
Let's order two cold dishes to start.
冷盘。
Yàn huì shàng zhǔn bèi le fēng shèng de lěng pán hé rè cài.
The banquet had a rich selection of cold dishes and hot dishes.
冷盘。
Mā ma zuò de lěng pán wèi dào tè bié hǎo.
The cold dish my mom makes tastes especially good.

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.

盘pánplatter

A 盘 served 冷 is a chilled appetizer platter.

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.

冫令冷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冫Written in full as仌bīngice

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng冷lěng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

冷 uses 冫, the ice form, with 令 as a sound part, to mean cold as ice.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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