冰棒 (bīng bàng) — popsicle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

popsicle

Measure word · 根

Examples

，冰棒。
Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan chī bīng bàng.
In summer, I like to eat popsicles.
冰棒。
Mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì gēn bīng bàng.
Mom bought me a popsicle.
冰棒。
Zhè ge bīng bàng shì cǎo méi wèi de.
This popsicle is strawberry-flavored.

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.

The 冰 and 棒 together picture a frozen stick that is eaten as a treat.

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.

木奉棒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

奉

奉fèng棒bàng

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

棒 combines 木 (wood) with 奉, which gives the sound, to write a wooden club.

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