饺子 (jiǎo zi) — dumpling | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dumpling

Measure word · 个, 只

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

饺子 names a dumpling; 饺 denotes the food and 子 gives the common everyday form.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 餃; 饺 is its simplified writing.

飠交餃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shífood, eat

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Same sound today

The traditional form 餃 uses 飠 to show food and 交 for sound; the modern 饺 is a shortened form.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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