果脯 (guǒ fǔ) — preserved or candied fruit

Definition

noun

preserved or candied fruit

Measure word · 块

果脯。
Zhè zhǒng guǒ fǔ shì yòng xīn xiān shuǐ guǒ zuò de.
This kind of preserved fruit is made from fresh fruit.
果脯。
Běi jīng de tè chǎn zhī yī jiù shì guǒ fǔ.
One of Beijing's specialties is preserved fruit.
果脯。
Wǒ mǎi le yí dài guǒ fǔ dāng líng shí chī.
I bought a bag of candied fruit to eat as a snack.

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.

脯púdried/preserved food

果 is fruit and 脯 is a dried or preserved food; together they name candied fruit.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

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

脯 has ⺼ (肉, meat) on the left to mark that it is about flesh or meat, and 甫 on the right to give its sound.