果仁 (guǒ rén) — kernel (of a nut or seed); nut meat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

kernel (of a nut or seed)nut meat

Measure word · 颗

Examples

。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī huā shēng guǒ rén.
I like to eat peanut kernels.
果仁。
Zhè kē guǒ rén de ké hěn nán bāo.
The shell of this kernel is hard to peel.
果仁。
Zài chāo shì mǎi yí dài guǒ rén dāng líng shí.
Buy a bag of kernels at the supermarket as a snack.

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.

果guǒfruit or nut

果 means fruit or nut and 仁 means kernel; together they name the edible core inside a nut.

Characters in this word

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén仁rén

Same sound today

仁 is built from 人 and 二; 人 gives the sound, and 二 gives the meaning.

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