饼 (bǐng) — round flat cake (e.g. pancake, pie, mooncake); pastry; cookie
Definition
A flat, round baked snack — pancakes, sesame cakes, mooncakes. Think of it as the base form behind 饼干 (cookies/crackers) and 月饼 (mooncake); for Western cake use 蛋糕, for light dim-sum snacks use 点心.
noun
round flat cake (e.g. pancake, pie, mooncake)pastrycookie
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 饼。Mā ma zuò de bǐng hěn hǎo chī.The flatcake Mom made is very tasty.
- 饼。Zǎo shàng wǒ chī le yì zhāng bǐng.I ate a pancake this morning.
- 饼。Zhè jiā diàn de bǐng hěn yǒu míng.The pastries at this shop are very famous.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
The traditional form 餅 pairs 飠 (food) with 并 for the sound; the simplified 饼 is a shorthand.
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