馅儿 (xiàn r) — filling (for dumplings, buns, pastries, etc.) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

馅儿 specifically means the savory or sweet filling stuffed inside dough-based foods like dumplings, buns, and mooncakes — not a general word for 'stuffing'.

noun

filling (for dumplings, buns, pastries, etc.)

Examples

馅儿。
Zhè ge jiǎo zi de xiàn r shì zhū ròu bái cài de.
The filling of this dumpling is pork and cabbage.
馅儿？
Nǐ zuì xǐ huan chī shén me xiàn r de bāo zi?
What kind of stuffing do you like best in steamed buns?
馅儿。
Yuè bing de xiàn r yǒu tián de yě yǒu xián de.
Mooncake fillings come in both sweet and savory varieties.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

馅xiànfilling

馅 means filling, and 馅儿 is the common spoken form of it.

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.

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.

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

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Appears in

HSK 2.0 Level 6

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