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月饼 (yuè bǐng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

月饼 (yuè bǐng) is a Chinese word: mooncake. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 月饼

名 míng noun

mooncake

中秋节我们要吃月饼。

zhōng qiū jié wǒ men yào chī yuè bǐng

We eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Word breakdown

月 yuè — moon (refers to the round shape and Mid-Autumn Festival association)

Words with this character (9)
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饼 bǐng — cake/pastry (indicates a type of baked food)

Words with this character (1)
Structure & writing
1 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite
月 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline
HSK 2
望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)
HSK 4
钥 yào key 青 qīng black
HSK 5
朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'
HSK 6
朗 lǎng bright, well-lit
HSK 7
惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤 朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

月 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 饼 bǐng — flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed)

饼 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 饣 shí — food/eating radical
饣 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain 饺 jiǎo dumpling (crescent-shaped stuffed dough)
HSK 2
馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests
HSK 3
饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol 饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry) 饿 è hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 4
饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed) 馒 mán steamed bun (see 馒头, a leavened, dome-shaped bread with no filling)
HSK 6
饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱) 馈 kuì to give as a gift, to present
HSK 7
蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 饪 rèn to cook food 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed 饵 ěr cake; pastry 饶 ráo abundant, plentiful
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馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving 馅 xiàn filling (meat, vegetables, sugar, etc. inside dumplings, pastries, or other foods)
2.2 并 bìng — to merge; to combine into one
并 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
瓶 píng bottle; vase (narrow-mouthed container, usually ceramic or glass, for holding liquids)
HSK 4
饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed)
HSK 5
屏 píng decorative screen 拼 pīn to join together; to combine
HSK 7
迸 bèng to spurt out; to splash outward

Stroke order