雪茄

xuějiā

noun #4,964

Measure Word

一根雪茄 gēn

Meanings

1 cigar

Characters

eggplant; used phonetically

Examples

他喜欢抽雪茄。

Tā xǐhuān chōu xuějiā.

He likes to smoke cigars.

这根雪茄是古巴产的。

Zhè gēn xuějiā shì Gǔbā chǎn de.

This cigar is from Cuba.

Tips

memory

雪 (snow) + 茄 (eggplant) — imagine a snow-white eggplant-shaped roll of tobacco. The word is actually a phonetic borrowing, not a meaning-based compound.

Stroke Order

雪 xuě

茄 qié