核桃

hétao

noun HSK 7-9 #12,883

Measure Word

一颗核桃 kē

Meanings

1 walnut

Characters

pit; stone; core

Literally 'pit-peach' — a peach-like fruit with a hard pit/shell inside.

Examples

多吃核桃对大脑有好处。

Duō chī hétao duì dànǎo yǒu hǎochù.

Eating more walnuts is good for the brain.

他买了一袋核桃仁。

Tā mǎi le yí dài hétaorén.

He bought a bag of walnut kernels.

Tips

culture

In Chinese folk belief, walnuts are brain food because they look like brains — this is called 以形补形 (nourish by resemblance). Many Chinese people eat walnuts specifically for this reason, and walnut milk drinks are marketed as 'brain boosters.'

Stroke Order

核 hé

桃 táo