穤 (nuò) - Nuò — glutinous, sticky (referring to rice or & variant form of 糯.

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穤 · nuò

Nuò — glutinous, sticky (referring to rice or grains);

variant form of 糯.

Nuò — glutinous, sticky (referring to rice orvariant form of 糯.

Usage highlights

Glutinous riceSticky rice cakeGlutinous grainSticky rice flourSticky textureGlutinous millet

Synonyms

  • 糯— glutinous, sticky (standard form)
  • 黏— sticky, adhesive

Antonyms

  • 粳— non-glutinous rice
  • 糙— rough, coarse (referring to unpolished rice)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Glutinous rice (穤米) is used in many Asian desserts.
  • This variety of rice has a sticky texture (穤性).
  • We harvested the glutinous grain (穤谷) yesterday.
  • The cake is made from sticky rice flour (穤米粉).

Collocations

  • Glutinous rice(穤米)
  • Sticky rice cake(穤糕)
  • Glutinous grain(穤谷)
  • Sticky rice flour(穤米粉)
  • Sticky texture(穤性)
  • Glutinous millet(穤黍)

Idioms

  • As sticky as glutinous rice(黏如穤米)
  • Soft and glutinous texture(软穤可口)
  • Glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaves(荷叶包穤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 穤 is a variant character for 糯, primarily used in historical texts and certain regional contexts.
  • Glutinous rice has significant cultural importance in East Asian cuisines, used in festivals, ceremonies, and traditional desserts.
  • The character combines the rice radical (米) with components suggesting soft, pliable qualities.

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