辣酱 (là jiàng) — thick chili paste; chili sauce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

thick chili pastechili sauce

Measure word · 瓶

Examples

辣酱。
Wǒ mā ma zuò de là jiàng hěn hǎo chī.
The thick chili paste my mom makes is very tasty.
辣酱。
Chī jiǎo zi de shí hou wǒ xǐ huan jiā yì diǎn là jiàng.
I like to add a little chili paste when I eat dumplings.
辣酱，。
Zhè zhǒng là jiàng bú tài là, wèi dào hěn xiāng.
This chili paste is not too spicy; it tastes very fragrant.

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.

辣 gives spicy heat, and 酱 gives the thick sauce.

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.

辛束辣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

束

剌là辣là

Same sound today

辣 is built from 辛, which carries the meaning, and 束, written in full as 剌, which carries 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 醬; 酱 is its simplified writing.

將酉醬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒudrink

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng醬jiàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 醬 pairs 將, which suggests the sound, with 酉, a drink; the simplified 酱 is a later abbreviation.

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