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糖 táng sugar

sugar; candy

How to remember 糖: 米 rice + 唐 Tang = sugar. The rice pudding tastes of nothing until Mrs Tang from next door winks and stirs in a big spoonful of sugar.

  • 1,746. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 米

Component breakdown

糖 = 米 rice + 唐 Tang

  • 米 rice
  • 唐 Tang
The Gushi story

The rice pudding tastes of nothing until Mrs Tang from next door winks and stirs in a big spoonful of sugar.

How it is used

  • Covers both "sugar" and "candy/sweets" - context decides: 放点糖 (fàng diǎn táng) add some sugar vs 吃糖 (chī táng) eat candy.
  • 糖果 (tángguǒ) is candy specifically. 口香糖 (kǒuxiāngtáng) chewing gum, 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng) diabetes.
  • 喜糖 (xǐtáng) = wedding candy handed out to celebrate a marriage - a cultural fixed term.

Words with 糖

Example sentences

  • 糖是甜的。 Táng shì tián de.Sugar is sweet.
  • 药片都包着一层糖衣。 Yàopiàn dōu bāozhe yī céng tángyī.All the pills are coated with sugar.