棒棒糖 (bàng bàng táng) — lollipop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lollipop

Measure word · 根

Examples

棒棒糖。
Xiǎo péng yǒu shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì gēn bàng bàng táng.
The child is holding a lollipop in their hand.
棒棒糖。
Chāo shì de bàng bàng táng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng kǒu wèi.
The supermarket has many flavors of lollipops.
棒棒糖。
Tā mǎi le yí gè bàng bàng táng sòng gěi mèi mei.
She bought a lollipop for her younger sister.

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.

棒棒stick-like

棒bàngstick棒bàngstick

重叠Reduplication

“棒” suggests a stick, and “糖” means candy, together naming a candy on a stick.

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.

木奉棒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

奉

奉fèng棒bàng

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

棒 combines 木 (wood) with 奉, which gives the sound, to write a wooden club.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木奉棒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

奉

奉fèng棒bàng

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

棒 combines 木 (wood) with 奉, which gives the sound, to write a wooden club.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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