调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调料
tiáoliào
seasoning; condiment
Characters in this word
料 liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这道菜的灵魂不在肉本身，而在慢慢渗入汤汁的几味调料。 Zhè dào cài de línghún bú zài ròu běnshēn, ér zài mànmàn shèn rù tāngzhī de jǐ wèi tiáoliào. The soul of this dish lies not in the meat itself, but in the few seasonings that slowly seep into the broth.
- 妈妈做菜从不放复杂的调料，味道却很好。 Māma zuò cài cóngbù fàng fùzá de tiáoliào, wèidào què hěn hǎo. Mom never uses complicated seasonings when cooking, yet the food tastes wonderful.
- 超市里新开了一个卖进口调料的专柜。 Chāoshì lǐ xīn kāi le yí gè mài jìnkǒu tiáoliào de zhuānguì. A counter selling imported condiments has just opened in the supermarket.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 声调 shēngdiào tone