鲜汤 (xiān tāng) — freshly made soup | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A literal compound: 鲜 (fresh) + 汤 (soup), meaning freshly prepared soup, typically homemade or made to order rather than instant or packaged.

noun

freshly made soup

Measure word · 碗

鲜汤。
Zhè jiā diàn de xiān tāng fēi cháng hǎo hē.
The freshly made soup at this shop is very tasty.
鲜汤。
Mā ma měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu gěi wǒ zuò xiān tāng.
Mom makes freshly made soup for me every morning.
鲜汤。
Dōng tiān hē yì wǎn rè xiān tāng tè bié shū fu.
Drinking a bowl of hot freshly made soup in winter is especially comfortable.

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.

鲜 says the soup is fresh, and 汤 is the soup.

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 鮮; 鲜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

魚魚yúfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

羴

羴shān鮮xiān

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

The traditional form 鮮 pairs 魚 (fish) with 羴, which gives the sound; this note is about 鮮, not 鲜.

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 湯; 汤 is its simplified writing.

氵昜湯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng湯tāng

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

For 汤, the shape explained is 湯: 氵 is water, and 昜 gives the sound.