榛子 (zhēn zi) — hazelnut; hazel tree | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hazelnuthazel tree

Measure word · 颗

榛子。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī zhēn zi.
I like to eat hazelnuts.
榛子。
Zhè xiē zhēn zi shì qù nián qiū tiān zhāi de.
These hazelnuts were picked last autumn.
榛子。
Shān pō shàng zhǒng le hěn duō zhēn zi.
Many hazel trees were planted on the hillside.

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.

榛zhēnhazel; hazelnut

子zǐnoun suffix

榛 names the hazel plant or nut, and 子 completes the everyday name for the nut.

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.

木秦榛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

秦

秦qín榛zhēn

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

榛 is built from 木 (tree) and 秦, which provides the sound qín.

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.

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