Word

饼 (bǐng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 饼

名 míng noun

cake

我喜欢吃月饼。

wǒ xǐ huan chī yuè bǐng

I like to eat mooncakes.

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Word breakdown

饼 bǐng — cake

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.
2 饼干 bǐng gān — biscuit; cookie HSK 4
- 饼 flat baked food item; cake
- 干 dry; crisp
Example

我喜欢吃巧克力饼干。

wǒ xǐ huan chī qiǎo kè lì bǐng gān

I like eating chocolate cookies.

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

Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)

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

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