花生糖 (huā shēng táng) — peanut brittle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peanut brittle

Measure word · 块

Examples

花生糖。
Nǎi nai zuò de huā shēng táng yòu xiāng yòu cuì.
The peanut brittle Grandma makes is both fragrant and crispy.
花生糖。
Guò nián shí jiā lǐ zǒng huì mǎi yì xiē huā shēng táng.
During Chinese New Year, the family always buys some peanut brittle.
花生糖。
Zhè zhǒng huā shēng táng shì yòng huā shēng hé táng zuò de.
This kind of peanut brittle is made with peanuts and sugar.

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.

花生peanut

花huāflower生shēngproduce

主谓Subject + predicate

花生 “peanut” and 糖 “candy” combine to name a brittle candy made from peanuts.

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.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

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

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

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

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