樱桃 (yīng táo) — cherry (the fruit) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cherry (the fruit)

Measure word · 颗

樱桃。
Shù shàng jiē mǎn le hóng hóng de yīng táo.
The tree is full of red cherries.
樱桃。
Tā mǎi le yì lán xīn xiān yīng táo.
He bought a basket of fresh cherries.
樱桃。
Zhè zhǒng yīng táo de wèi dào yòu tián yòu suān.
This kind of cherry tastes both sweet and sour.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 櫻; 樱 is its simplified writing.

木嬰櫻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

嬰

嬰yīng櫻yīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 櫻 shows 木 (tree) for its meaning and 嬰 for its sound.

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

木兆桃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào桃táo(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

桃 combines 木, meaning tree, with 兆, which gives the sound.

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