豆 (dòu) — beans; peas; legumes
Definition
noun
beanspeaslegumes
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 。Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu hē yì bēi dòu jiāng.I drink a cup of soy milk every morning.
- 。Zhè zhǒng dòu zi kě yǐ zuò chéng hěn duō zhǒng shí pǐn.This kind of bean can be made into many types of food.
- 。Nóng mín men zài chūn tiān zhǒng xià dòu zi.The farmers plant the beans in spring.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA 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.
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