熏火腿 (xūn huǒ tuǐ) — smoked ham | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

smoked ham

Measure word · 块

Examples

熏火腿。
Xī bān yá de xūn huǒ tuǐ zài guó jì shì chǎng shàng xiǎng yǒu shèng yù.
Spanish smoked ham enjoys a fine reputation on the international market.
熏火腿。
Tā xǐ huan yòng xūn huǒ tuǐ hé sān míng zhì dā pèi shí yòng.
He likes to eat smoked ham with sandwiches.
熏火腿。
Zhè dào cài xū yào xiān jiāng xūn huǒ tuǐ qiē chéng báo piàn.
This dish requires you to first slice the smoked ham into thin pieces.

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.

火腿ham

火huǒfire腿tuǐleg

偏正Modifier + head

'火' and '腿' form '火腿', meaning ham, and '熏' says it has been smoked.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 燻; 熏 is its simplified writing.

火熏燻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

熏

熏xūn燻xūn

Same sound today

In the traditional form 燻, 火 marks fire or smoke, and 熏 gives the sound; the modern 熏 is a shorter form.

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

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

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

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

退

退tuì腿tuǐ

Same sound today

The 肉 part is flesh, showing a body part; the 退 part gives the sound.

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