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尖椒 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
尖椒 =
ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ · jiānjiāo
noun — pointed chili pepper (the long tapering kind used in cooking)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

pointed, sharp tip (尖端)jiānsmall 小 stacked on big 大 — tapering to a point
pepper; chili (辣椒)jiāoa plant 木 with 尗; 尗 shū gives the sound, shifted to jiāo
尖椒,尖端的尖,辣椒的椒。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一根辣),尾巴收成一個端)。
A chili (椒) tapering to a single point (尖) at its tail.
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