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肉丸 (ròu wán) — meatball

Definition

noun
meatball
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 肉丸。
    Wǒ mā ma zuò de ròu wán hěn hǎo chī.
    My mom's meatballs are delicious.
  • 肉丸。
    Wǒ men jīn wǎn chī ròu wán hé miàn tiáo ba.
    Let's eat meatballs and noodles tonight.
  • 肉丸。
    Chāo shì lǐ yǒu xīn xiān de ròu wán mài.
    The supermarket sells fresh meatballs.

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.

肉ròumeat
丸wánball

肉 gives the material and 丸 the small round shape, together naming a meatball.

Characters in this word

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

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

Open 肉 →

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

丸 is a later form split off from 夗. One explanation says its shape came from turning over a character meaning to tilt, giving the sense of something round.

Open 丸 →
Appears in
Meat & Seafood

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