柠檬糖 (níng méng táng) — lemon candy; lemon drop | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lemon candylemon drop

Measure word · 颗

Examples

柠檬糖。
Wǒ xiǎo shí hou zuì xǐ huan chī níng méng táng.
When I was little, I loved eating lemon candy the most.
柠檬糖，。
Zhè zhǒng níng méng táng suān suān tián tián de, hěn hǎo chī.
This kind of lemon candy is sour and sweet, very tasty.
柠檬糖。
Tā mǎi le yí dài níng méng táng fàng zài bāo lǐ.
She bought a bag of lemon candy and put it in her bag.

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.

柠檬lemon

柠níng檬méng

柠檬 names lemon, and 糖 gives candy: lemon-flavored candy.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 檸; 柠 is its simplified writing.

木寧檸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寧

寧níng檸

Same sound today

The traditional form 檸 combines 木 (wood) with 寧, which supplies the sound; the simplified 柠 is a later shortened shape.

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

木蒙檬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

蒙

Same sound today

檬 pairs 木, a tree, with 蒙 for its sound.

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

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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