Meaning:
product, class, to tast
Origin:
“品”字的本义是“众多”,字形用三个器皿(“口”)表示类别很多。后来引申为“种类”、“品质”,再引申为“评定”等义。
The original meaning of “品” was “many.” It is composed of three utensils (“口”), which together mean “lots of categories.” That extended to “category,” “quality,” “to evaluate,” and other meanings.
Words:
品质(pǐnzhì) : quality
品尝(pǐncháng) : to taste
品牌(pǐnpái) : trademark
产品(chǎnpǐn) : product
品评(pǐnpíng) : to judge
Examples:
1. 请品尝一下我从家乡带来的绿茶。
Qǐng pǐncháng yíxià wǒ cóng jiāxiāng dàilái de lǜchá
Please taste this green tea that I brought from my hometown.
2. 这批产品的质量都没问题。
Zhèpī chǎnpǐn de zhìliàng dōu méi wèntí
There quality of these products is not a problem.