覆盆子

fùpénzǐ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 raspberry

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zài dàngāo shàng bǎi le jǐ kē xīnxiān fùpénzǐ.
She arranged a few fresh raspberries on the cake.
HSK 7-9
Fùpénzǐ yě shì yí wèi zhōngyào, zhǔyào bǔ gān shèn.
Raspberry is also a traditional Chinese medicine, mainly for tonifying liver and kidney.

Tips

memory
Literally 'overturned-basin fruit' - the berry's cluster of drupelets on a concave receptacle reminded early botanists of an upturned basin ( overturn + basin).

Stroke Order

pén