蒸饺 (zhēng jiǎo) — steamed dumplings | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steamed dumplings

Measure word · 个

Examples

蒸饺。
Wǒ mā ma zuò de zhēng jiǎo fēi cháng hǎo chī.
The steamed dumplings my mom makes are very delicious.
蒸饺，。
Zhè jiā diàn de zhēng jiǎo pí báo xiàn duō, hěn shòu huān yíng.
The steamed dumplings at this shop have thin wrappers and lots of filling; they're very popular.
蒸饺，。
Lái yì lóng zhēng jiǎo, zài lái yì wǎn suān là tāng.
Bring one steamer of steamed dumplings and a bowl of hot and sour soup.

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.

饺jiǎodumpling

The cooking method 蒸 means steam, and 饺 means dumpling, so the word denotes steamed dumplings.

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

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

烝

烝zhēng蒸zhēng

Same sound today

蒸 pairs 艸 (grass) with 烝, which gives the sound.

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 餃; 饺 is its simplified writing.

飠交餃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shífood, eat

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo餃jiǎo

Same sound today

The traditional form 餃 uses 飠 to show food and 交 for sound; the modern 饺 is a shortened form.

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