土特产 (tǔ tè chǎn) — local specialty product, regional product

Definition

A noun meaning food, crafts, or other goods unique to a specific region — the typical souvenirs travelers buy. The first character emphasizes 'local/native,' the second highlights that the product is 'special/distinctive.'

noun
local specialty productregional product
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 土特产。
    Wǒ qù lǚ yóu de shí hou mǎi le dāng dì de tǔ tè chǎn.
    I bought local specialty products when I traveled.
  • 土特产。
    Zhè xiē tǔ tè chǎn shì sòng gěi péng you de hǎo lǐ wù.
    These local specialty products are great gifts for friends.
  • 土特产。
    Měi gè dì fāng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè sè tǔ tè chǎn.
    Every place has its own characteristic local products.

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.

土tǔlocal
特产special product
特tèspecial产chǎnproduct
偏正Modifier + head

土 means local, 特 means special, and 产 means product, so the word is a local special product.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 土 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
牛牛niúox
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì特tè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

Open 特 →

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

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