糖浆 (táng jiāng) — syrup | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

syrup

Examples

糖浆。
Wǒ zài dàn gāo shàng jiā le diǎn táng jiāng.
I added some syrup on the cake.
糖浆，。
Zhè zhǒng táng jiāng hěn tián, kě yǐ fàng zài kā fēi lǐ.
This kind of syrup is very sweet and can be put in coffee.
糖浆。
Yī shēng ràng wǒ hē yì diǎn táng jiāng zhǐ ké.
The doctor told me to drink some syrup to stop coughing.

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.

浆jiāngliquid

“糖” names sugar, “浆” names a thick liquid, together “sugar liquid”.

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.

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.

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.

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