油饼 (yóu bǐng) — deep-fried dough cake; (agriculture) oil cake (… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Two distinct senses share this word: the everyday food is a flat deep-fried dough cake (a common Chinese breakfast); in agriculture it means "oil cake," the solid residue left after pressing oil from seeds, used as fertilizer or feed.

noun

deep-fried dough cake(agriculture) oil cake (byproduct of oil extraction)

Measure word · 张

Examples

油饼。
Zhè jiā diàn de yóu bǐng yòu xiāng yòu cuì.
This shop's deep-fried dough cakes are fragrant and crispy.
油饼。
Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu mǎi yí gè yóu bǐng dāng zǎo cān.
He buys a deep-fried dough cake every morning for breakfast.
油饼。
Nóng mín yòng yóu bǐng zuò wéi féi liào.
Farmers use oil cake as fertilizer.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

油 names oil and 饼 names a cake or flatbread, together referring to an oil-based cake.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 餅; 饼 is its simplified writing.

飠并餅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shífood

Sound part声符shēngfú

并

并bìng餅bǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 餅 pairs 飠 (food) with 并 for the sound; the simplified 饼 is a shorthand.

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