龟苓膏
guī líng gāo · turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs; a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 龟苓膏
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
toothpaste; CL:管[guan3]
乌龟wūguītortoise; cuckold
龟裂jūn lièto crack; cracked; fissured
金龟jīn guītortoise; scarab beetle
龟毛guī máo(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
龟船guī chuán"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]