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橘子汁 (jú zi zhī) — orange juice

Definition

noun
orange juice
Measure word · 瓶

Examples

  • 橘子汁。
    Měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ dōu hē yì bēi jú zi zhī.
    I drink a glass of orange juice every morning.
  • 橘子汁。
    Qǐng gěi wǒ lái yì píng jú zi zhī.
    Please bring me a bottle of orange juice.
  • 橘子汁，。
    Zhè píng jú zi zhī shì xiān zhà de, wèi dào hěn hǎo.
    This bottle of orange juice is freshly squeezed and tastes great.

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.

橘子orange
橘júorange子zǐsuffix
后缀Suffix
汁zhījuice

橘子 names the orange, and 汁 gives the liquid made from it.

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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
矞
矞yù橘jú
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

橘 has 木 on the left, showing a tree, and 矞 on the right, giving the sound.

Open 橘 →

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.

Open 子 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
十
十shí汁zhī(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

汁 has 氵, a form of 水, on the left and 十 on the right. The water part shows it is about a liquid, and 十 gives the sound.

Open 汁 →
Appears in
Beverages

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