肉馅 (ròu xiàn) — ground meat, mincemeat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ground meatmincemeat

Examples

肉馅。
Mā ma yòng ròu xiàn bāo le jiǎo zi.
Mom made dumplings with ground meat.
肉馅。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī zhū ròu ròu xiàn de bāo zi.
I like steamed buns with pork mince.
肉馅。
Bǎ ròu xiàn chǎo shú zài jiā diǎn yán.
Cook the ground meat until done, then add a little salt.

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.

馅xiànfilling

肉 (meat) and 馅 (filling) combine to mean a filling made of meat.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

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 餡; 馅 is its simplified writing.

飠臽餡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shífood

Sound part声符shēngfú

臽

臽xiàn餡xiàn

Same sound today

For 馅, the traditional form 餡 pairs 飠 (food) with 臽 as the sound part.

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