糍 (cí) - Cí — glutinous rice cake & a type of sticky rice-based food, often pounded

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Cí — glutinous rice cake;

a type of sticky rice-based food, often pounded and shaped into cakes or balls.

Cí — glutinous rice cakea type of sticky rice-based food, often pounded

Usage highlights

glutinous rice cakesesame rice ballsweet rice cakefried rice cakerice cake shopsticky rice cake

Synonyms

  • 糕— cake; pastry (general term for cakes)
  • 粑— cake; dough (often used with 糍 in 糍粑)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I love eating glutinous rice cakes (糍粑).
  • She bought some sesame rice balls (芝麻糍).
  • We made sweet rice cakes for the festival (节日糍粑).
  • This shop sells various rice cakes (各种糍).

Collocations

  • glutinous rice cake(糍粑)
  • sesame rice ball(芝麻糍)
  • sweet rice cake(甜糍)
  • fried rice cake(炸糍)
  • rice cake shop(糍店)
  • sticky rice cake(糯米糍)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 糍粑 (cí bā) is a traditional food in many regions of China, especially during festivals and celebrations.
  • Often associated with rural and folk traditions, representing simplicity and harvest.
  • Commonly made by pounding steamed glutinous rice until it forms a sticky, smooth dough.

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