春卷 (chūn juǎn) — spring roll | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spring roll

Measure word · 个

春卷。
Wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī gāng zhà chū lái de chūn juǎn.
I love eating spring rolls that are freshly fried.
，春卷。
Guò nián de shí hou, jiā lǐ zǒng huì zuò chūn juǎn.
During the New Year, my family always makes spring rolls.
春卷，。
Zhè jiā diàn de chūn juǎn pí báo xiàn duō, wèi dào hěn hǎo.
This shop's spring rolls have thin wrappers and generous filling; they taste great.

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.

春 names the season and 卷 is the rolled food, so it denotes a spring-time roll.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

屯tún春chūn

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

春 combines 艸 (grass) and 日 (sun) with 屯, which supplies the sound and is described as a swollen sprout.

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

卩卩jiékneeling person

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢍏

𢍏𢍏卷juàn

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

In 卷, 卩 shows a kneeling person, while 𢍏 gives the sound and may also suggest bending or rolling, as in a reel of books.

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