核桃仁 (hé tao rén) — walnut kernel; shelled walnut meat | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

walnut kernelshelled walnut meat

Measure word · 个

Examples

核桃仁，。
Zhè xiē hé tao rén hěn xīn xiān, kě yǐ zhí jiē chī.
These walnut kernels are very fresh and can be eaten directly.
核桃仁。
Zuò dàn gāo shí jiā yì xiē hé tao rén huì gèng xiāng.
Adding some walnut meat when making cake will make it more fragrant.
核桃仁。
Tā mǎi le yí dài hé tao rén zhǔn bèi zuò hé tao sū.
He bought a bag of walnut kernels to make walnut cookies.

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.

核桃walnut

核hépit/nut桃táofruit

偏正Modifier + head

核 and 桃 together name the walnut, while 仁 names its kernel or meat.

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.

木亥核

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

亥

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

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

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

木兆桃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

兆

兆zhào桃táo(r)

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

桃 combines 木, meaning tree, with 兆, which gives 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

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén仁rén

Same sound today

仁 is built from 人 and 二; 人 gives the sound, and 二 gives the meaning.

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