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Word and Radical Components of 糖果

The Chinese word 糖果 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
糖果 tángguǒ 1. n. sweets; candy; lollies; confectionery
     萬聖節 裝扮 不是 大人 專利那些 糖果 小孩 裝扮 可以 十分 出色 ! - Halloween costumes are not just for adults - the costumes of children who ask for candy can also be extraordinary!

糖果 ⇨ 糖 + 果
Component Pinyin Meanings
táng 1. sugar
     白糖 - white sugar
     紅糖 - brown sugar
     tong4 - tong sui, lit=sugar water
     無糖 薄荷糖 - sugar-free peppermint candy
      。 - Too much sugar is added.
2. sweets; candy; lollies; confectionery
     棒棒糖 - lollipop
     無糖 薄荷糖 - sugar-free peppermint candy
      不好。 - Eating too much candy is unhealthy.
     tong4-2 冇益。 - Eating too much candy is unhealthy.
3. (organic chemistry) saccharide; carbohydrate
     多糖 - polysaccharide
     葡萄糖 - glucose
4. (internet slang) loveable and likeable, cute
     (zh-x, 撒糖)
5. (transgender slang) HRT (hormone replacement therapy) drugs, especially pills
     吃糖 - to undergo HRT, lit=to eat candy
     昨天 爸媽 發現 。 - Yesterday my HRT drugs were spotted by my parents.
guǒ 1. fruit
     水果 - fruit
     蘋果 - apple
2. result
     結果 - result
     後果 - consequence
3. sure enough; really
     果然 - as expected
     果真 - really
4. determined
     果敢 - resolute and courageous
5. to fill
     果腹 - to fill one's stomach
6. to come true
     不果 - to be unsuccessful
7. (literary) finally; at last
8. (literary) actually
     Synonyms: 究竟, 終究
9. (literary) if indeed; if
10. Variant of 裹

糖 ⇨ 米 + 唐
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. hulled or husked uncooked rice
2. husked seed
3. grain-like things
4. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 米粉 gloss=rice vermicelli
     星洲.炒米 - Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ - Singapore-style noodles
     雪菜 火鴨 - syut3 coi3 fo2 aap3 si1 man1 mai5 - braised rice vermicelli with pickled mustard and shredded roast duck, C
5. (Cantonese, Shanghainese Wu, slang) money
      - jau5 mai5 - rich, C
     背米 - tr=2pe+3mi, to earn money, SH -
6. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten thousand of a currency designation; ten grand
7. metre
      (bhi2 san1, MN-T) - 1.3 metres
      。 (Wǒ yǒu yī mǐ jiǔ gāo.) - I'm 1.9 metres tall.
táng 1. (zh-used in, 荒唐); to exaggerate; to boast
2. (literary) exaggerative; boastful
3. (obsolete) vast; wide; extensive
4. (obsolete) road inside temple
5. (literary) in vain; to no avail
6. 50th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "vastness, emptiness, pointlessness" (?)
7. Tang Dynasty (618–907)
     唐詩 - Tang poetry
8. Later Tang (923–937), the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
     Synonyms: 後唐
9. Southern Tang (937–976), a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
     Synonyms: 南唐
10. Tang, a legendary ancient Chinese dynasty established by Emperor Yao
     Synonyms: 陶唐
11. (figurative) China
     唐人 - Chinese person
12. (obsolete) (Alternative form 蓎) dodder
13. (place, zh, t=Down, county, cc/Northern Ireland, c/UK)
      - - Tang Chun-i (20th-century Chinese philosopher)

唐 ⇨ 广 + 肀 + 口
Component Pinyin Meanings
广 1. dotted cliff
2. Simplified form of 廣
3. Variant of 庵
1.
kǒu 1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
      。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
      出自 聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
     入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
     出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
     門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
3. gateway
     張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
     口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
     口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
4. hole; cut
     口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
     傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
5. port
     電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
     Csēi (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
6. perimeter
     人口 (rénkǒu) - population
     戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
7. government organ; department
      (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
      可以 ? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
9. Variant of 名