In Chinese, characters are formed with three equal components, and in fact this is one of the main qualities of the structure of a Chinese character. In Chinese this is called “Character 品（pǐn) Structure” -品字结构（pǐn zì jié gòu). Our word of this week is品 – ‘savor’.
Pronunciation
品 is pronounced pǐn.
Meaning
The character品（pǐn） was first seen in the Oracle bone script in the Shang Dynasty and its meaning was “Savour”.
品 Pǐn is a really fun character made up of three mouths 口（kǒu）+口+口= 品（pǐn）. It means “to savor something”. What better to depict this meaning than three mouths?
Example
品头论足（pǐn tóu lùn zú）
Literally: to assess the head and discuss the feet. Meaning: minute criticism of a woman’s appearance.
品学兼优（pǐn xué jiān yōu）
Meaning: excelling both in morals and studies.
Recent Comments