豆酱 (dòu jiàng) — fermented bean paste | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fermented bean paste

Examples

豆酱。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī dòu jiàng bàn miàn.
I like eating noodles mixed with fermented bean paste.
豆酱。
Zhè dào cài xū yào jiā yì sháo dòu jiàng.
This dish needs a spoonful of fermented bean paste.
豆酱。
Mā ma zuò de dòu jiàng wèi dào hěn hǎo.
The fermented bean paste my mom makes tastes very 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.

豆 names beans and 酱 paste, giving fermented bean paste.

Characters in this word

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

豆 originally drew some kind of container. It was borrowed for its sound to write the plant name, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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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