桃核 (táo hé) — peach pit, peach stone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peach pitpeach stone

Measure word · 颗

Examples

桃核，。
Zhè ge táo hé hěn dà, lǐ miàn de rén yě hěn bǎo mǎn.
This peach pit is very large, and the kernel inside is also very plump.
桃核，。
Wǒ bǎ táo hé zhǒng zài huā pén lǐ, xī wàng néng cháng chū xiǎo táo shù.
I planted the peach pit in a flowerpot, hoping it would grow into a small peach tree.
桃核。
Zhè xiē táo hé kě yǐ zuò chéng piào liang de shǒu liàn.
These peach pits can be made into beautiful bracelets.

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.

桃 means peach and 核 means pit; together they name a peach pit.

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.

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.

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