餈 (cí) - Cí — glutinous rice cake & a type of food made from glutinous rice.

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cí ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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餈 · cí

Cí — glutinous rice cake;

a type of food made from glutinous rice.

Cí — glutinous rice cakea type of food made from glutinous rice.

Usage highlights

glutinous rice cakepounded rice cakesteamed rice cakefried rice cakesweet rice cakefestival rice cakes

Synonyms

  • 糍— alternative form for glutinous rice cake
  • 糕— cake or pastry (broader category)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We ate glutinous rice cakes (餈粑) during the festival.
  • This snack is made from pounded glutinous rice (打餈).
  • The traditional method involves steaming the rice cakes (蒸餈).

Collocations

  • glutinous rice cake(餈粑)
  • pounded rice cake(打餈)
  • steamed rice cake(蒸餈)
  • fried rice cake(煎餈)
  • sweet rice cake(甜餈)
  • festival rice cakes(節日餈)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 餈 is a traditional food in Chinese cuisine, often associated with festivals and celebrations.
  • It is particularly common in southern China and is similar to mochi in Japanese cuisine.
  • The character reflects the food's composition with the 食 (food) radical and 次 (sequence/next) component.

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