糕饼 (gāo bǐng) — cakes and pastries; baked goods | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cakes and pastriesbaked goods

Measure word · 块

Examples

糕饼。
Zhè jiā diàn de gāo bǐng fēi cháng yǒu míng.
The cakes and pastries at this shop are very famous.
糕饼。
Zhōng qiū jié rén men cháng chī yuè bing hé qí tā de gāo bǐng.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people often eat mooncakes and other pastries.
糕饼。
Tā xǐ huan zài xià wǔ chá shí pèi shàng yí kuài gāo bǐng.
She likes to have a piece of pastry with afternoon tea.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

饼bǐngbiscuit

Cake and biscuit together name baked goods: 糕 is cake and 饼 is a flat biscuit.

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.

米羔糕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

羔

羔gāo糕gāo

Same sound today

糕 pairs 米 (rice) with 羔 (lamb). 米 points to a rice-flour food, and 羔 gives the sound; since lamb can be cooked, it may also hint at food.

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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