餺
rice cake
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハク
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
餺 centers on a specific type of food: a rice cake. The meaning is narrow and concrete, without broader abstract extensions.
Most common words using 餺
- 餺飥ほうとう
hōtō; flat udon noodles in vegetable soup
Study
Etymology
餺 combines the food radical 飠 with 尃, which likely contributes the sound. The exact historical development of the compound is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 飠 is the food radical, and the right side 尃 looks like a spread-out hand over a small object. Picture a hand spreading rice dough to make a flat rice cake.
Reading mnemonic
For ハク, imagine a rice cake so sticky it makes a 'hack' sound when you pull it apart: hack -> ハク.