豆荚

豆莢

dòujiá

noun #28,589

Measure Word

一个豆荚 gè

Meanings

1 pod (of legumes)
2 bean pod
3 pea pod

Characters

pod; shell of a legume

Examples

HSK 7-9

她从豆荚里剥出豌豆。

Tā cóng dòujiá lǐ bō chū wāndòu.

She shelled peas out of the pod.

HSK 7-9

豆荚是豆科植物的果实。

Dòujiá shì dòukē zhíwù de guǒshí.

Pods are the fruit of leguminous plants.

Tips

memory

豆 means bean/legume; 荚 refers to the pod shell. Imagine a bean snuggled in its 荚 jacket.

Stroke Order

豆 dòu

荚 jiá