羹(gēng)

19 strokes

thick soup

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Character information

Pinyin
gēng
Meaning
thick soup
Strokes
19
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 羹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱羔美

A pleasing 美 lamb 羔 soup

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

羔gāo美měi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 羹 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 羹

Common words using 羹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cán残gēng羹

leftovers from a meal

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piáo瓢gēng羹

(dialect) spoon

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yáng羊gēng羹

yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar,…

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fēn分yī一bēi杯gēng羹

(fig.) to have a slice of the pie

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chī吃bì闭mén门gēng羹

to be refused entrance; to find the door closed

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gēng羹lí藜hán含qiǔ糗

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

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chún莼gēng羹lú鲈kuài脍

(idiom) the dishes from one's hometown

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tiáo调gēng羹

spoon; (esp.) Chinese soup spoon (often ceramic)

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From 羹’s common words

残瓢羊分一杯吃闭

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