松脆 (sōng cuì) — crispy and flaky (texture of food, such as past…

Definition

adjective

crispy and flaky (texture of food, such as pastries or fried snacks)

松脆。
Zhè ge dàn tà de wài pí hěn sōng cuì.
The crust of this egg tart is very crispy and flaky.
松脆。
Zhà chūn juǎn yào bǎo chí sōng cuì cái hǎo chī.
Fried spring rolls need to stay crispy and flaky to taste good.
松脆。
Wǒ xǐ huan zhè zhǒng sōng cuì de bǐng gān.
I like this kind of crispy and flaky cookie.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

松 flaky and 脆 crisp combine to describe a light, crisp texture.

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.

木公松

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

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

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

絕

絕jué脆cuì

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

The left part ⺼, written as 肉, points to meat, and the right part 絕 gives the sound.