土产 (tǔ chǎn) — local product; local specialty (especially agricultural or artisanal goods from a specific region)

Definition

Literally 'local produce', usually used as a modifier (土产食品/特产) for agricultural or artisanal goods tied to a specific region. Refers to the items themselves, not the act of producing them.

noun
local productlocal specialty (especially agricultural or artisanal goods from a specific region)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 土产。
    Zhè xiē tǔ chǎn dōu shì nóng mín zì jǐ zhǒng de.
    These local products are all grown by the farmers themselves.
  • ，土产。
    Qù wài dì lǚ yóu shí, wǒ xǐ huan mǎi dāng dì de tǔ chǎn.
    When traveling to other places, I like to buy local specialties.
  • 土产，。
    Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mén mài shān qū tǔ chǎn, hěn shòu huān yíng.
    This shop specializes in mountain-region local products and is very popular.

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.

土tǔlocal
产chǎnproduce

土 (local) + 产 (produce) gives produce from a place.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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