柿子 (shì zi) — persimmon | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

persimmon

Measure word · 个

柿子，？
Zhè ge shì zi hěn tián, nǐ yào bú yào cháng yí gè?
This persimmon is very sweet. Would you like to try one?
，柿子。
Qiū tiān de shí hou, shì zi shù shàng guà mǎn le hóng hóng de guǒ zi.
In autumn, the persimmon tree is full of red fruits.
柿子，。
Wǒ mǎi le yì lán shì zi, zhǔn bèi sòng gěi lín jū.
I bought a basket of persimmons and plan to give them to my neighbor.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

柿shìpersimmon

子zǐcommon noun ending

柿 names the persimmon; 子 completes the familiar form.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠂔

𠂔𠂔柿shì

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

柿 pairs 木, a tree, with a sound component; the older form 柹 used 𠂔, while the current form uses 市.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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