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羹

gēng

soup, broth

💡 Ideographic: A pleasing 美 lamb 羔 soup
HSK 19 strokes Uncommon (39%)
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Component Breakdown

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羔
gāo
lamb
美
měi
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
⿱羔美 i

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Component Tree i

gāo
羔
lamb
🔤 Pictophonetic: 羊 (sheep) provides meaning, 灬 provides pronunciation
10 strokes
měi
美
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
💡 Ideographic: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊
9 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 羹 (13)

gēng
羹 ↗
soup
chībìméngēng
吃闭门羹 ↗
to be refused entrance (idiom) / to find the door closed
cángēng
残羹 ↗
leftovers from a meal
cángēngshèngfàn
残羹剩饭 ↗
leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others
yánggēng
羊羹 ↗
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
gēngtāng
羹汤 ↗
soup
gēnglíhánqiǔ
羹藜含糗 ↗
nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre
gēnglíhānqiǔ
羹藜唅糗 ↗
nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre
yībēigēng
一杯羹 ↗
lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action
xiǎngyǐbìméngēng
飨以闭门羹 ↗
to close the door in one's face (idiom)
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