飩 (tún) - Dumpling — specifically refers to wonton, a type

飩Tone 2

tún ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

婷婉

飩 · tún

Dumpling — specifically refers to wonton, a type of Chinese dumpling typically served in soup.

Dumpling — specifically refers to wonton, a type

Usage highlights

wontonwonton soupwonton skinwonton fillingfried wontonwonton noodles

Synonyms

  • 饺— dumpling (typically referring to jiaozi)
  • 云吞— wonton (Cantonese pronunciation variant)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We ate wonton soup for lunch (馄饨汤).
  • The restaurant serves delicious wontons (馄饨).
  • She learned to fold wontons from her grandmother (包馄饨).
  • This shop specializes in Shanghai-style wontons (上海馄饨).

Collocations

  • wonton(馄饨)
  • wonton soup(馄饨汤)
  • wonton skin(馄饨皮)
  • wonton filling(馄饨馅)
  • fried wonton(炸馄饨)
  • wonton noodles(馄饨面)

Idioms

  • Chaotic and disorderly(浑浑沌沌)
  • Confused and muddled(混沌未开)
  • Primordial chaos(混沌初开)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Wontons are a traditional Chinese food with a history dating back over 2,000 years to the Han dynasty.
  • The character 飩 is almost exclusively used in the compound 馄饨 (wonton) and rarely appears alone.
  • Wontons are particularly associated with Southern Chinese cuisine and are a staple in Cantonese, Shanghai, and Sichuan cooking.

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