Doujiao Pinyin: dòu jiǎo. Explanation: common name for bean pods - mostly refers to those that are fresh and tender enough to be cooked.
The dòu jiǎo (豆角) is an annual vegetable of the genus Cowpea in the family Leguminosae of the order Rosaceae. It is also known as cowpea, long cowpea and banded bean. Rich in protein, carotene, high nutritional value and good taste, it is one of the popular vegetables widely cultivated in the north of China, and its popularity ranks first among all kinds of vegetables. Beans are highly adaptable, can be cultivated in the open ground, but also can be protected planting, but also can be produced annually, four seasons on the market.
Single Interpretation:
Dou is a Chinese character (commonly used) in the general standardization of the Chinese language, which is found in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty and the Jinwen inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty, and its ancient form resembles a kind of ancient food container with a high rim underneath. After the Qin Dynasty, it was borrowed as "菽" (菽) (《说文》作"_"), which means bean plants and their seeds, and this borrowing became the main meaning of the character "豆" in the later generations.
Jiao (角) is a Chinese character (commonly used) that was first used in the Shang Dynasty oracle bone inscriptions and the Shang Dynasty gold inscriptions, and its ancient form resembled the horn of an animal, which was the original meaning of the word "horn". By extension, it refers to those shaped like animal horns, and also refers to corners, or the horns of artifacts, as well as headlands. The word "horn" is also derived from the meaning of "race" and "victory", and is pronounced as "jué."