冰棍 (bīng gùn) — popsicle, ice lolly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

popsicleice lolly

Measure word · 根

Examples

冰棍。
Wǒ mǎi le yì gēn bīng gùn.
I bought a popsicle.
，冰棍。
Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan chī bīng gùn.
In the summer, I like to eat popsicles.
冰棍。
Chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng bīng gùn.
There are many kinds of popsicles in the supermarket.

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.

冰 means ice and 棍 means stick; together they name an ice stick, a popsicle.

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.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

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

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

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