浆糊 (jiàng hu) — paste (e.g., flour paste, glue) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

paste (e.g., flour paste, glue)

Examples

浆糊。
Tā yòng jiàng hu bǎ hǎi bào tiē zài qiáng shàng.
He used paste to stick the poster on the wall.
浆糊。
Zhè zhǒng jiàng hu de nián xìng hěn qiáng.
This type of paste has strong adhesion.
，浆糊。
Zuò shǒu gōng de shí hou, wǒ cháng yòng jiàng hu.
When doing crafts, I often use paste.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

浆 and 糊 both name a thick paste-like substance, so together they mean glue or paste.

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.

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

米胡糊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

胡

胡hú糊hú

Same sound today

糊 pairs 米 (rice) with 胡 (hú), which gives the sound. The 米 part relates to the meaning.

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