花生果 (huā shēng guǒ) — peanut (the whole pod, including the shell) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A regional/folk term for the peanut as a whole crop product — the pod with shell still on, fresh from the field. Unlike plain 花生, which usually refers to shelled peanuts used as food or oil, 花生果 emphasizes the unprocessed whole pod.

noun

peanut (the whole pod, including the shell)

Measure word · 个

Examples

花生果。
Zhè xiē huā shēng guǒ shì gāng cóng dì lǐ wā chū lái de.
These peanuts were just dug up from the field.
花生果，。
huā shēng guǒ Kě yǐ zhà yóu, yě kě yǐ zhí jiē zhǔ zhe chī.
Peanuts can be pressed for oil or boiled and eaten directly.
花生果。
Jīn nián huā shēng guǒ de shōu cheng bú cuò.
This year's peanut harvest is good.

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.

花生peanut

花huāflower生shēnggrow

偏正Modifier + head

花生 names the peanut plant and 果 marks the pod as a fruit.

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.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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