果酱 (guǒ jiàng) — jam | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

jam

Examples

果酱。
Wǒ zǎo cān xǐ huan zài miàn bāo shàng tú yī céng guǒ jiàng.
I like to spread a layer of jam on bread for breakfast.
果酱。
Zhè jiā diàn de shǒu gōng guǒ jiàng hěn shòu huān yíng.
This store's homemade jam is very popular.
果酱。
Mā ma yòng xīn xiān cǎo méi zuò le hěn duō guǒ jiàng.
Mom made a lot of jam with fresh strawberries.

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 is fruit, and 酱 is a thick paste, so 果酱 is fruit paste or jam.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醬; 酱 is its simplified writing.

將酉醬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒudrink

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng醬jiàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 醬 pairs 將, which suggests the sound, with 酉, a drink; the simplified 酱 is a later abbreviation.

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