花生

• 拼音: huā shēng
• 汉字拆解: 花 = 艹 (grass) + 化 (change), flower; 生 = pictograph of sprouting plant, meaning to be born or grow

含义

Peanut; groundnut. A legume commonly eaten as a snack or used in cooking.

One of the most common snacks and cooking ingredients in Chinese cuisine. Used in many dishes and also processed into 花生酱 (peanut butter), 花生油 (peanut oil). The name literally means 'flower-born' because the plant flowers above ground but produces nuts below. Common collocations: 炒花生 (roasted peanuts), 煮花生 (boiled peanuts), 花生米 (peanut kernels).

例句

1. 老北京人喝啤酒的时候，最爱配一碟煮花生当下酒菜。
2. 我对花生过敏，吃一点就会浑身起疹子。
3. 这道宫保鸡丁少了花生就不是那个味儿了。

用法指南

语境: food, cooking, snacks

语气: casual

正确说法

• 来点花生配酒吧。(Let's have some peanuts with the drinks.)
• 你能吃花生吗？我怕你过敏。(Can you eat peanuts? I'm worried you might be allergic.)

错误说法

• 把花生和坚果混为一谈 (Don't group peanuts with tree nuts when discussing allergies — they're different, though people may be allergic to both)

起源与历史

Called 花生 because the plant flowers above ground (花) but the fruit is born (生) underground. Also known as 落花生 (flower-dropping-born).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal