蜜桃 (mì táo) — honey peach (a sweet and juicy variety of peach) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

honey peach (a sweet and juicy variety of peach)

Measure word · 个

Examples

蜜桃，。
Zhè ge mì táo fēi cháng tián, hěn hǎo chī.
This honey peach is very sweet and delicious.
蜜桃。
Mā ma mǎi le yì gōng jīn mì táo.
Mom bought a kilo of honey peaches.
蜜桃，。
mì táo De shuǐ fèn hěn duō, bǐ pǔ tōng táo zi hǎo chī.
Honey peaches are very juicy and tastier than ordinary peaches.

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.

A 桃 sweet as 蜜, hence honey peach.

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.

宓虫蜜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì蜜mì

Same sound today

蜜 is built from 虫, an insect, and 宓, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木兆桃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào桃táo(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

桃 combines 木, meaning tree, with 兆, which gives the sound.

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