越橘 (yuè jú) — cowberry | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cowberry

Measure word · 颗

越橘。
Zhè zhǒng yuè jú hěn hǎo chī.
This kind of cowberry is delicious.
越橘。
Wǒ zài shān shàng cǎi le yì xiē yuè jú.
I picked some cowberries on the mountain.
越橘。
yuè jú Kě yǐ yòng lái zuò guǒ jiàng.
Cowberries can be used to make jam.

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.

越yuèYue region

越 names the Yue region, and 橘 denotes the berry.

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.

走戉越

Meaning part形符xíngfú

走走zǒuto walk or run

Sound part声符shēngfú

戉

戉yuè越yuè

Same sound today

越 is built from 走 (to walk or run) and 戉 (which supplies the sound); the 走 part shows the idea of going over or crossing.

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

木矞橘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

矞

矞yù橘jú

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

橘 has 木 on the left, showing a tree, and 矞 on the right, giving the sound.

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