松果 (sōng guǒ) — pine cone | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pine cone

Measure word · 个

Examples

松果。
Qiū tiān wǒ men zài lín jiān jiǎn le hěn duō sōng guǒ.
In autumn we picked up many pine cones in the forest.
松果。
Zhè kē sōng guǒ de xíng zhuàng fēi cháng wán zhěng.
The shape of this pine cone is very complete.
松果。
Xiǎo sōng shǔ bào zhe yí gè sōng guǒ pǎo huí shù dòng lǐ.
The little squirrel hugged a pine cone and ran back into the tree hole.

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.

松 means pine and 果 means fruit, naming the cone of a pine.

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.

木公松

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

公gōng松sōng

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

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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