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荚

莢
jiá
noun #43,814

Meanings

  1. 1 pod (of beans, peas, etc.)

Characters

荚
jiá
pod

Examples

HSK 6
豆荚成熟后裂开，种子落下来。
Dòujiá chéngshú hòu lièkāi, zhǒngzi luò xiàlái.
When the pod ripens it splits open and the seeds fall out.
HSK 7-9
豌豆的豆荚饱满。
Wāndòu de dòujiá bǎomǎn.
The pea pods are plump and full.

Tips

usage
Used in 豆荚 (bean pod) and 皂荚 (soap-pod tree). It names the long protective case that splits open to release seeds.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical on top marks this as a plant part, here the seed pod of legumes.
phonetic
夹 jiā
to press between; to clip
Carries the sound, and its meaning helps too: 夹 is 'to clamp between', and a pod is exactly a casing that holds seeds pressed inside.

Stroke Order

荚 jiá