猪蹄 (zhū tí) — pig's trotters; pig's feet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pig's trotterspig's feet

Measure word · 只

Examples

猪蹄，。
Mā ma dùn le zhū tí, wèi dào tè bié hǎo.
Mom stewed pig's trotters, and they tasted especially good.
猪蹄。
Zhè dào hóng shāo zhū tí shì cān tīng de zhāo pai cài.
This braised pig's trotters dish is the restaurant's signature.
猪蹄，。
Dōng tiān hē zhū tí tāng hěn bǔ, yě bǐ jiào nuǎn huo.
Drinking pig's trotter soup in winter is very nourishing and also warming.

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.

猪 “pig” specifies whose 蹄 “hoof” is meant.

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.

犭者猪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎndog

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě猪zhū

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

猪 combines 犭, a dog sign, with 者 as a sound part.

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

足足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

帝

帝dì蹄tí

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

蹄 uses 足 (foot) to point to feet and 帝 to give its sound.

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