芒果 (máng guǒ) — mango

Definition

noun
mango
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 芒果
    Zhè xiē máng guǒ shì cóng hǎi nán yùn lái de.
    These mangoes are shipped from Hainan.
  • 芒果
    Wǒ bǎ máng guǒ qiē suì hòu jiā zài suān nǎi lǐ chī.
    I dice the mango and eat it in yogurt.
  • 芒果C
    máng guǒ Hán yǒu fēng fù de wéi shēng sù C, duì jiàn kāng hěn yǒu yì.
    Mangoes contain abundant vitamin C, which is very beneficial for health.

Origin

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
Written in full ascǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
wángmáng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

芒 pairs 艹 (grass) with 亡 as a sound part.

Open 芒 →

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →
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