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Chinese

蛋糕

dàngāo
cake (Western sweet food made from flour, eggs, etc.) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 塊／块 m)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 2

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Lineage

  • characterChinese蛋 “egg (Classifier: 個／个 m; 顆／颗 m; 枚 m; 隻／只 c h)”
    • soundChinese延 “to prolong”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • soundChinese丿 “left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
      • meaningChinese㢟 “walk slowly, walk peacefully”
    • meaningChinese虫 “insect”
  • characterChinese糕 “cake”
    • meaningChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
    • soundChinese羔 “lamb”
      • ideaChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • ideaChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
      • soundChinese照 “to shine upon; to illuminate”
        • soundChinese昭 “bright; luminous”
          • meaningChinese日 “Sun”
          • soundChinese召 “imperial decree”
            • soundChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
            • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

Meanings

noun
  1. cake (Western sweet food made from flour, eggs, etc.) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 塊／块 m)

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 用雞蛋、麵粉、糖、香料等和勻烘烤製成的糕點。 例：奶油蛋糕、水果蛋糕

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Sources

  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0