椒 (jiāo) — (bound form) pepper (chili, bell, Sichuan, etc.); (bound form) spice plants (general)
Definition
椒 (jiāo) is a bound form used only inside compound words for peppers and spicy plants — never used alone. It always combines with a character like 胡 (胡椒 = pepper), 辣 (辣椒 = chili), 麻 (麻椒), or 花 (花椒 = Sichuan peppercorn).
bound form
(bound form) pepper (chili, bell, Sichuan, etc.)(bound form) spice plants (general)
Examples
- 。Jīn tiān de cài lǐ fàng le hěn duō là jiāo.A lot of chili pepper was put in today's dish.
- 。Zhè ge tāng lǐ jiā le yì diǎn hú jiāo fěn.A bit of ground pepper was added to this soup.
- 椒。Huā jiāo de wèi dào yòu má yòu xiāng.Sichuan pepper tastes both numbing and fragrant.
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