甘蓝 (gān lán) — cabbage (Brassica oleracea, including wild and…

Definition

noun

cabbage (Brassica oleracea, including wild and cultivated varieties)

Measure word · 棵

甘蓝，。
Zhè zhǒng gān lán yíng yǎng fēng fù, shì hé rì cháng shí yòng.
This kind of cabbage is nutritious and suitable for daily consumption.
甘蓝。
Kē xué jiā zài yě wài fā xiàn le yě shēng gān lán de yuán shǐ zhǒng qún.
Scientists discovered primitive populations of wild cabbage in the wild.
甘蓝，。
gān lán De yè zi hěn hòu, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò pào cài.
Cabbage leaves are quite thick and can be used to make kimchi.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

蓝lánblue-green

The “甘” of sweetness and the “蓝” of blue-green combine to name the plant by taste and color.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

甘 originally drew an open mouth with something sweet inside it. This gives the sense of sweet or pleasant.

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 藍; 蓝 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

監

監jiān藍lán

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

For 蓝, the traditional form 藍 has 艸, grass, above 監, which gives the sound.

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