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

她从豆荚里剥出豌豆。

Tā cóng dòujiá lǐ bō chū wāndòu.

She shelled peas out of the pod.

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