花生酱 (huā shēng jiàng) — peanut butter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peanut butter

Examples

花生酱。
Wǒ zǎo cān xǐ huan chī huā shēng jiàng miàn bāo.
I like to eat peanut butter toast for breakfast.
花生酱，。
Zhè píng huā shēng jiàng shì gāng mǎi de, hěn xīn xiān.
This jar of peanut butter was just bought; it's very fresh.
花生酱。
Mā ma yòng huā shēng jiàng zuò le bǐng gān.
Mom made cookies with peanut butter.

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huā生shēng

花生 refers to the peanut, and 酱 is a paste; 花生酱 is the paste made from 花生.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醬; 酱 is its simplified writing.

將酉醬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒudrink

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng醬jiàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 醬 pairs 將, which suggests the sound, with 酉, a drink; the simplified 酱 is a later abbreviation.

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