苹果酱 (píng guǒ jiàng) — applesauce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

applesauce

Examples

苹果酱。
Wǒ zǎo cān xǐ huan chī píng guǒ jiàng.
I like to eat applesauce for breakfast.
苹果酱，。
Zhè zhǒng píng guǒ jiàng hěn tián, shì hé zuò dàn gāo.
This kind of applesauce is very sweet and suitable for making cakes.
，苹果酱。
Tā zuò le yí fèn píng guǒ shā lā, hái jiā le diǎn píng guǒ jiàng.
He made an apple salad and added some applesauce.

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.

苹果apple

苹píngapple果guǒfruit

偏正Modifier + head

苹果 (apple) and 酱 (sauce) combine to name a smooth puréed fruit spread.

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

艸艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

平

Same sound today

苹 combines 艸, the grass component, with 平, which provides its sound.

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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 醬; 酱 is its simplified writing.

將酉醬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒudrink

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng醬jiàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 醬 pairs 將, which suggests the sound, with 酉, a drink; the simplified 酱 is a later abbreviation.

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