苏打 (sū dá) — soda (sodium carbonate) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

soda (sodium carbonate)

苏打，。
Wǒ xǐ huan hē sū dá shuǐ, yóu qí shì jiā le níng méng de.
I like to drink soda water, especially with lemon added.
苏打。
Zhè zhǒng sū dá bǐng gān chī qǐ lái hěn cuì.
This kind of soda cracker tastes very crispy.
苏打pH。
Shí yàn shì lǐ xū yào yòng dào sū dá lái tiáo jié pH zhí.
The lab needs to use soda to adjust the pH value.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蘇; 苏 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 苏 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 蘇; in others it is 甦 or 囌.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

穌

穌sū蘇Sū

Same sound today

The traditional form 蘇 uses 艸 (grass; plant) for meaning and 穌 for sound; the simplified 苏 is a later shorthand.

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

扌丁打

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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