山核桃 (shānhétao) · hickory nut

Measure Word

一颗山核桃 kē

Meanings

1 hickory nut
2 Chinese hickory (Carya cathayensis)

About the ingredient

坚果 Nuts and seeds

Smooth-shelled nuts, much smaller than walnuts, from the hills of Zhejiang and Anhui. They are roasted as a snack or made into sweets, and roasted shelled kernels are a Hangzhou specialty.

Contains tree nuts

Also called 小核桃

Characters

peach; (in compounds) nut

Examples

HSK 7-9

临安的山核桃非常出名。

Lín'ān de shānhétao fēicháng chūmíng.

The hickory nuts from Lin'an are very famous.

HSK 7-9

山核桃壳硬，要用专门的工具才能开。

Shānhétao ké yìng, yào yòng zhuānmén de gōngjù cáinéng kāi.

Hickory shells are hard - you need a special tool to crack them.

Tips

culture

Chinese hickories from the Tianmu mountains around Lin'an, Zhejiang are the variety sold nationwide as a Lunar New Year snack. Roasted with cream, butter or amber sugar; 临安山核桃 is a protected geographical indication.