糖蜜 (táng mì) — molasses

Definition

noun
molasses

Examples

  • 糖蜜。
    Wǒ xǐ huan zài miàn bāo shàng jiā yì diǎn táng mì.
    I like to add a little molasses on bread.
  • 糖蜜。
    Zhè zhǒng táng mì shì cóng gān zhe zhōng tí qǔ de.
    This molasses is extracted from sugarcane.
  • ,糖蜜。
    Zuò jiāng bǐng de shí hou, kě yǐ jiā rù táng mì zēng jiā fēng wèi.
    When making gingerbread, you can add molasses to enhance the flavor.

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.

蜜mìhoney

'糖' is sugar and '蜜' is honey, naming a sugary honey-like syrup.

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
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.

Open 糖 →

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
虫虫chónginsect
Sound part声符shēngfú
宓
宓mì蜜mì
Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

Open 蜜 →

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