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椒
jiāo
Description
“椒”常常用在别的字后面，表示一种有辣味或香味的植物。
"椒" is often used after other characters to indicate a plant with a spicy or fragrant flavor.
我们做菜的时候，很多人喜欢放辣椒或者花椒。
When cooking, many people like to add chili peppers or Sichuan peppercorns.
Meanings
辣椒làjiāo
chili pepper; hot pepper
这个菜放了很多辣椒，很辣。
This dish has a lot of chili peppers and is very spicy.
花椒huājiāo
Sichuan pepper (a spice)
妈妈做鱼的时候会放一点花椒。
Mom adds a bit of Sichuan peppercorns when cooking fish.
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Notes
- Etymology
椒 has the 木 (tree/plant) radical, marking it as a plant-related word.
- Nuance
rarely used alone; almost always part of compounds like 辣椒, 花椒, 胡椒.
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