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桃子 (táo zi) — peach

Definition

noun
peach
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 桃子，。
    Zhè ge táo zi hěn tián, nǐ cháng cháng.
    This peach is very sweet, try it.
  • 桃子。
    Wǒ mǎi le liǎng jīn táo zi.
    I bought two jin of peaches.
  • 桃子。
    táo zi De pí shàng yǒu yī céng róng máo.
    Peach skin has a layer of fuzz.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

桃táopeach
子zǐ

桃 names the peach fruit, and 子 completes the everyday word for it.

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.

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.

Open 桃 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
Appears in
Fruits

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