山核桃

shānhétao
noun #32,710

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hickory nut
  2. 2 Chinese hickory (Carya cathayensis)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Lín'ān de shānhétao fēicháng chūmíng.
The hickory nuts from Lin'an are very famous.
HSK 7-9
Shānhétao ké yìng, yào yòng zhuānmén de gōngjù cáinéng kāi.
Hickory shells are hard - you need a special tool to crack them.

Tips

culture
Chinese hickories from the Tianmu mountains around Lin'an, Zhejiang are the variety sold nationwide as a Lunar New Year snack. Roasted with cream, butter or amber sugar; 临安山核桃 is a protected geographical indication.

Stroke Order

shān
táo