枣 (zǎo) — jujube (Chinese date)
Definition
noun
jujube (Chinese date)
Measure word · 颗
Easily confused
Examples
- 枣。Wǒ mǎi le yì xiē xīn xiān de zǎo.I bought some fresh jujubes.
- 枣。Yòng zǎo pào chá hěn hǎo hē.Using jujubes to make tea tastes very good.
- 枣。Zhè zhǒng zǎo de hé hěn xiǎo.The pit of this kind of jujube is very small.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 棗; 枣 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 棗 is drawn as two thorn-like shapes; 枣 is a later abbreviation.
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