椒 jiāo pepper
pepper; spice
How to remember 椒: 木 tree + 叔 uncle = pepper. The little tree on the balcony belongs to my uncle, who crushes its red pods into fiery pepper for every soup.
Component breakdown
椒 = 木 tree + 叔 uncle
- 木 tree
- 叔 uncle
- 尗 bean plant
- 又 again
The little tree on the balcony belongs to my uncle, who crushes its red pods into fiery pepper for every soup.
How it is used
- Pepper/spice - 辣椒 (làjiāo) chili pepper, 花椒 (huājiāo) Sichuan pepper, 胡椒 (hújiāo) black pepper.
- Bound morpheme; always in compounds naming a specific pepper/spice.
- 青椒 (qīngjiāo) = green bell pepper; 尖椒 = a pointed hot pepper.
- 辣椒 provides heat (spiciness); 花椒 provides the numbing 麻 sensation in Sichuan food.
Words with 椒
Example sentences
- 辣椒、洋葱和胡萝卜都属于蔬菜类。 Làjiāo、yángcōng hé húluóbo dōu shǔyú shūcàilèi.Peppers, onions and carrots are all vegetables.