桃 (táo) — peach
Definition
A peach, the soft fuzzy fruit. 番茄 is the everyday word for tomato, an unrelated fruit used as a vegetable.
noun
peach
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 桃。Mā ma mǎi le yì xiē táo.Mom bought some peaches.
- 桃。Zhè ge táo hěn tián.This peach is very sweet.
- 桃。Zhè ge táo yòu dà yòu tián.This peach is big and sweet.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
桃 combines 木, meaning tree, with 兆, which gives the sound.
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