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The word "豆瓣" is formed by combining the character "豆", which means bean, with "瓣", which means segment or petal, to directly denote the crushed or segmented form of beans, as seen in food products like bean paste.

Word Definition - 豆瓣

dòu bàn Douban, a Chinese social networking website; cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea); thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬|豆瓣酱[dòu bàn jiàng])

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