浆果 (jiāng guǒ) — berry | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

berry

Measure word · 颗

Examples

浆果。
Zhè zhǒng jiāng guǒ fù hán wéi shēng sù.
This kind of berry is rich in vitamins.
浆果。
Tā zài sēn lín lǐ cǎi le yì xiē jiāng guǒ.
She picked some berries in the forest.
浆果。
jiāng guǒ Kě yǐ yòng lái zuò guǒ jiàng.
Berries can be used to make jam.

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.

浆jiāngpulp/juice

浆 gives the pulpy juice, while 果 is the fruit, so the meaning is a berry.

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 漿; 浆 is its simplified writing.

將水漿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng漿jiāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 漿 uses 水 to show a liquid and 將 for the sound. The simplified 浆 is a later shorthand, so its shape is not the historical one.

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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