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饼干 (bǐng gān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

饼干 (bǐng gān) is a Chinese word: biscuit; cookie. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 饼干

名 míng noun

biscuit; cookie

我喜欢吃巧克力饼干。

wǒ xǐ huan chī qiǎo kè lì bǐng gān

I like eating chocolate cookies.

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Word breakdown

饼 bǐng — flat baked food item; cake

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 月饼 yuè bǐng — mooncake HSK 4
    • 月 moon (refers to the round shape and Mid-Autumn Festival association)
    • 饼 cake/pastry (indicates a type of baked food)
    Example

    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.

干 gān — dry; crisp

Words with this character (13)
  • 1 干净 gān jìng — clean HSK 3
    • 干 dry (contributes to the meaning of clean/spotless)
    • 净 clean, pure (core meaning component)
    Example

    这个房间很干净。

    zhè ge fáng jiān hěn gān jìng

    This room is very clean.

  • 2 干杯 gān bēi — cheers HSK 4
    • 干 dry, empty (the action of emptying)
    • 杯 cup, glass (the drinking vessel)
    Example

    为了我们的友谊，干杯！

    wèi le wǒ men de yǒu yì gān bēi

    To our friendship, cheers!

  • 3 干扰 gān rǎo — interfere HSK 6
    • 干 interfere/meddle
    • 扰 disturb/disrupt
    Example

    请不要干扰我工作。

    qǐng bù yào gān rǎo wǒ gōng zuò

    Please don't interfere with my work.

  • 4 干旱 gān hàn — arid, drought-stricken HSK 6
    • 干 dry, lack of moisture
    • 旱 drought, lack of rain
    Example

    这个地区气候干旱，很少下雨。

    zhè ge dì qū qì hòu gān hàn hěn shǎo xià yǔ

    This region has an arid climate and rarely rains.

  • 5 干燥 gān zào — dry HSK 6
    • 干 dry, lacking moisture
    • 燥 parched, arid (intensifies dryness)
    Example

    这里的气候非常干燥。

    zhè lǐ de qì hòu fēi cháng gān zào

    The climate here is very dry.

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Structure & writing
1 饼 bǐng — flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed)

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

consists of

1.1 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)
1.2 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

2 干 gān — shield (ancient weapon)
Xpinyin
干 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 1
午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
HSK 4
幸 xìng happy; fortunate 汗 hàn sweat; perspiration secreted by the skin 赶 gǎn to chase; to arrive in time
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 罕 hǎn rare; scarce 肝 gān liver (digestive organ in humans and higher animals)
HSK 7
凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo

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

Stroke order