(táng) - A rare character meaning a type of food,

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táng | 19 strokes | radical:

· táng

A rare character meaning a type of food, particularly a kind of cake or pastry.

In modern usage, it is extremely uncommon and primarily appears in historical or dialectal contexts.

A rare character meaning a type of food,

Usage highlights

A type of foodAncient pastryRare characterVariant form
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The recipe mentioned a type of cake called a 'tang' (饄).
  • This character is found in some ancient texts describing food (古文中描述食物的饄).
  • It is a variant form used in specific contexts (特定语境下的异体字饄).

Collocations

  • A type of food(一种饄)
  • Ancient pastry(古代饄点)
  • Rare character(生僻字饄)
  • Variant form(异体字饄)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character belongs to the 'food' semantic category, indicated by its radical 飠/食.
  • Its extreme rarity suggests it was used for a very specific, likely regional or historical, type of food item.
  • It serves as an example of the vast number of highly specialized characters that exist in the Chinese writing system.

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