豆荚 (dòu jiá) — pod (of beans or peas) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pod (of beans or peas)

Measure word · 个

Examples

豆荚，。
Zhè xiē dòu jiá dōu chéng shú le, kě yǐ zhāi le.
These pods are all ripe and can be picked.
豆荚，。
Tā bāo kāi yí gè dòu jiá, lǐ miàn yǒu sān kē wān dòu.
He opened a pod and inside were three peas.
豆荚。
Qiū tiān shì shōu jí dòu jiá de hǎo jì jié.
Autumn is a good season for collecting pods.

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.

豆 names the bean, and 荚 is the pod that encloses it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

豆 originally drew some kind of container. It was borrowed for its sound to write the plant name, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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