雪梨 (xuě lí) — snow pear | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

snow pear

Measure word · 个

Examples

雪梨，。
Zhè zhǒng xuě lí shuǐ fèn hěn duō, chī qǐ lái hěn tián.
This type of snow pear has a lot of juice and tastes very sweet.
雪梨。
Tā zài shuǐ guǒ diàn mǎi le liǎng gōng jīn xuě lí.
He bought two kilograms of snow pears at the fruit shop.
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Xuě lí dùn bīng táng duì ké sou yǒu hǎo chù.
Stewed snow pear with rock sugar is good for coughs.

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.

雪 adds the idea of snow-white, and 梨 names the pear.

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

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

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

利木梨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

利

利lì梨lí

Same sound today

梨 places 利 on top of 木, a tree, with 木 showing the tree sense and 利 giving the sound.

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