水蜜桃 (shuǐ mì táo) — honey peach | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

honey peach

Measure word · 个

Examples

水蜜桃。
Zhè ge shuǐ mì táo hěn tián.
This honey peach is very sweet.
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Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī shuǐ mì táo.
In summer, I like to eat honey peaches the most.
水蜜桃。
Mā ma cóng shì chǎng mǎi le jǐ jīn shuǐ mì táo.
Mom bought a few jin of honey peaches from the market.

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.

水蜜water and honey

水shuǐwater蜜mìhoney

联合Side by side

水蜜桃 names a 桃 with the juicy sweetness of 水蜜, a blend of water and honey.

Characters in this word

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

宓虫蜜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì蜜mì

Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the 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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