糖分 (táng fēn) — sugar content

Definition

noun
sugar content

Examples

  • 糖分
    Zhǒng shuǐ guǒ de táng fēn hěn gāo, táng niào bìng huàn zhě yào shǎo chī.
    The sugar content of this fruit is very high; diabetics should eat less.
  • 糖分
    Mǎi líng shí de shí hou, wǒ huì kàn bāo zhuāng shàng de táng fēn.
    When buying snacks, I look at the sugar content on the packaging.
  • 糖分
    Gè yǐn liào de táng fēn bǐ niú nǎi gāo duō le.
    The sugar content of this drink is much higher than milk.

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.

fēncontent

糖 names sugar and 分 names content or component, giving sugar content.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
rice
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

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

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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