甜瓜 (tián guā) — sweet melon, muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Definition

noun

sweet melonmuskmelon (Cucumis melo)

Measure word · 个

甜瓜，。
Wǒ mǎi le liǎng gè tián guā, yí gè hěn tián.
I bought two melons, one is very sweet.
甜瓜，？
Zhè tián guā zhēn hǎo chī, shì nǎ ge pǐn zhǒng de?
This melon is really delicious, what variety is it?
，甜瓜。
Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan chī tián guā hé xī guā.
In summer, I like to eat melons and watermelons.

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.

The sweetness in 甜 specifies the melon in 瓜 as a sweet melon.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

舌甘甜

甜 puts 舌 (tongue) next to 甘 (sweet), showing sweetness as something the tongue perceives.

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

The shape of 瓜 is drawn from a melon hanging from its vines, which matches its meaning.

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