菜谱 (cài pǔ) — menu (list of dishes in a restaurant); cookbook… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)cookbookrecipe book

Measure word · 本

Examples

，菜谱。
Fú wù yuán, qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yí xià cài pǔ.
Waiter, please show me the menu.
菜谱。
Zhè běn cài pǔ jiè shào le sì chuān cài de jīng diǎn zuò fǎ.
This cookbook introduces classic Sichuan cooking methods.
菜谱，。
Wǒ zài wǎng shàng xué le yí gè xīn cài pǔ, míng tiān shì shì.
I learned a new recipe online, I'll try it tomorrow.

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.

菜 names dishes and 谱 a list or guide, together a menu or cookbook.

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.

艹采菜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi菜cài

Same sound today

菜 has 艹 (grass/plants) on top and 采 below; the top part shows it is a plant, while 采 gives the sound.

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 譜; 谱 is its simplified writing.

言普譜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánsound

Sound part声符shēngfú

普

普pǔ譜pǔ(r)

Same sound today

In the traditional form 譜, 言 relates to sound and 普 gives the pronunciation; this explanation is about 譜, not the simplified 谱.

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Dining & Restaurants

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