糖汁 (táng zhī) — syrup

Definition

noun
syrup

Examples

  • ，糖汁。
    Zuò dàn gāo de shí hou, kě yǐ jiā yì xiē táng zhī.
    You can add some syrup when making cake.
  • 糖汁。
    Zhè píng táng zhī shì yòng fēng shù zhī zuò de.
    This bottle of syrup is made from maple sap.
  • 糖汁，。
    Bǎ táng zhī lín zài bīng qí lín shàng, wèi dào gèng hǎo.
    Pour the syrup over the ice cream, and it tastes even better.

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.

糖tángsugar
汁zhījuice

'糖' is sugar and '汁' is juice, naming sugary juice or syrup.

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
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
唐
唐táng糖
Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
十
十shí汁zhī(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

汁 has 氵, a form of 水, on the left and 十 on the right. The water part shows it is about a liquid, and 十 gives the sound.

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