菊苣 (jú jù) — chicory | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chicory

Measure word · 棵

菊苣。
Wǒ zuì jìn xué huì le yòng jú jù zuò shā lā.
I recently learned to make salad with chicory.
菊苣，。
Zhè zhǒng jú jù de wèi dào yǒu diǎn kǔ, dàn hěn jiàn kāng.
This chicory tastes a bit bitter but is very healthy.
菊苣。
jú jù Kě yǐ pèi niú nǎi huò kā fēi yì qǐ hē.
Chicory can be drunk with milk or coffee.

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.

菊júdaisy-family plant

苣jùlettuce-like plant

菊苣 is a chicory plant in the 菊 family, not a chrysanthemum; it is grown for salad leaves and roasted roots.

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.

艹匊菊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

匊

匊jū菊jú

Same sound today

菊 has 艹 (grass) on top and 匊 below; the grass part marks it as a plant, and 匊 gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.