(xié) - Dried meat & preserved meat

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Dried meat;

preserved meat;

provisions, food supplies.

Dried meatpreserved meatprovisions, food supplies.

Usage highlights

dried meatpreserved meatfood provisionssalted meatdried fish

Synonyms

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He bought some dried meat (膎) from the market.
  • Ancient travelers carried provisions (膎) for long journeys.
  • The recipe calls for preserved meat (膎).

Collocations

  • dried meat(膎肉)
  • preserved meat(膎脯)
  • food provisions(膎粮)
  • salted meat(盐膎)
  • dried fish(鱼膎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 膎 was historically used to refer to preserved meats, important for travel and storage before refrigeration.
  • The character appears in classical texts but is considered archaic in modern Chinese.

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