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táo (noun) grape (only used in compound words like 葡萄)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 萄 features the grass radical 艹 on top, identifying it as a plant-related term. The lower component 匋 provides its phonetic value. 萄 is used almost exclusively in the compound 葡萄, the word for grape, which entered Chinese as a transliteration during the Han Dynasty via the Silk Road.

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很好吃。

Pútáo hěn hǎochī.

Grapes are delicious.

妈妈买了葡

Māma mǎi le pútáo.

Mom bought grapes.

桌子上有葡

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu pútáo.

There are grapes on the table.

这些葡很甜。

Zhèxiē pútáo hěn tián.

These grapes are very sweet.

我每天吃葡

Wǒ měitiān chī pútáo.

I eat grapes every day.

和苹果都是水果。

Pútáo hé píngguǒ dōu shì shuǐguǒ.

Grapes and apples are both fruits.

夏天的时候,葡成熟了。

Xiàtiān de shíhou, pútáo chéngshú le.

In summer, grapes ripen.

酒是一种受欢迎的饮料。

Pútáojiǔ shì yī zhǒng shòu huānyíng de yǐnliào.

Wine is a popular beverage.