白糖 (bái táng) — white sugar | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

white sugar

Examples

白糖。
Wǒ mǎi le yí dài bái táng.
I bought a bag of white sugar.
白糖。
bái táng Kě yǐ yòng lái zuò dàn gāo.
White sugar can be used to make cakes.
白糖。
Qǐng jiā yì diǎn bái táng zài kā fēi lǐ.
Please add a little white sugar to the coffee.

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.

The “白” gives the color white and “糖” sugar, denoting white sugar.

Characters in this word

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

白 is thought to picture either an acorn or a human head.

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

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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Flavors & Seasonings

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