虾仁 (xiā rén) — shelled shrimp; shrimp meat | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

shelled shrimpshrimp meat

Measure word · 个

Examples

虾仁。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī chǎo xiā rén.
I like eating stir-fried shrimp.
虾仁。
Zhè pán xiā rén hěn xīn xiān.
This plate of shrimp is very fresh.
虾仁。
Mā ma zài chāo shì mǎi le bàn jīn xiā rén.
Mom bought half a jin of shelled shrimp at the supermarket.

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.

仁rénkernel or flesh

虾 means shrimp and 仁 means kernel or flesh, referring to shrimp meat.

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 蝦; 虾 is its simplified writing.

虫叚蝦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

虫虫chónginsect

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ蝦xiā

Same sound today

In the traditional form 蝦, 虫 is the insect part and 叚 is the sound part; the simplified 虾 is a later abbreviation.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

人

人rén仁rén

Same sound today

仁 is built from 人 and 二; 人 gives the sound, and 二 gives the meaning.

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