香槟 (xiāng bīn) — champagne | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

champagne

Measure word · 杯

香槟。
Wǒ men kāi le yì píng xiāng bīn qìng zhù.
We opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
香槟。
Zhè bēi xiāng bīn wèi dào hěn hǎo.
This glass of champagne tastes very good.
香槟。
Tā xǐ huan hē bīng de xiāng bīn.
He likes to drink chilled champagne.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

香's early form paired 黍 (glutinous millet) with 口 (mouth), perhaps showing millet drink being taken in or offered.

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 檳; 槟 is its simplified writing.

木賓檳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

賓

賓bīn檳bīn

Same sound today

The traditional form 檳 pairs 木, a tree, with 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 槟 is a later shorthand.

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