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葡萄糖 (pú tao táng) — glucose, grape sugar

Definition

noun
glucosegrape sugar

Examples

  • 葡萄糖。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā duō chī hán pú tao táng de shí wù lái tí gāo néng liàng.
    The doctor suggested he eat more foods containing glucose to boost energy.
  • 葡萄糖C。
    Zhè zhǒng yǐn liào lǐ hán yǒu pú tao táng hé wéi shēng sù C.
    This beverage contains glucose and vitamin C.
  • 葡萄糖。
    Dī xuè táng de shí hou hē yì bēi pú tao táng shuǐ huì hěn kuài huī fù.
    When you have low blood sugar, drinking a glass of glucose water will help you recover quickly.

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.

葡萄grape
葡pú萄táo
联绵Bound pair
糖tángsugar

葡萄 names the grape source, and 糖 names sugar, so 葡萄糖 is the sugar found in grapes.

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cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
匍
匍pú葡
Same sound today

葡 is built from 艸 (grass) plus 匍 as the sound part. For the grape meaning, the old explanation also links it to a sprout growing in a field, so the shape points to plants.

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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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
匋
匋táo萄
Same sound today

The top 艹 marks 萄 as a plant, and 匋 gives its sound. The part 匋 also points to making an earthenware jar, possibly for a plant used to make wine.

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
唐táng糖
Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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