松子 (sōngzǐ): pine nut

Measure Word

一颗松子 kē

Sōngzǐ shì yī zhǒng hěn yǒu yíngyǎng de jiānguǒ.

Pine nuts are a very nutritious nut.

Zhè dào cài lǐ fàng le sōngzǐ, wèidao tèbié hǎo.

This dish has pine nuts in it and tastes especially good.

Xiǎo sōngshǔ xǐhuan chī sōngzǐ.

Little squirrels like to eat pine nuts.

usage

松子 can also be used as a given name (Sōngzi). In cooking, 松仁 (sōngrén) is more commonly used to refer to shelled pine nuts used as an ingredient.

松 sōng

子 zǐ