饴(yí)

8 strokesTrad. 飴

maltose syrup

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Character information

Pinyin
yí
Meaning
maltose syrup
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
飴

Origin & structure

Where 饴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰饣台

In this compound, the meaning comes from 饣 (food); 台 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

饣shí台tái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 饴 step by step

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

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Words with 饴

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

táng糖yí饴

malt sugar; maltose

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yí饴táng糖

malt sugar; maltose

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hán含yí饴nòng弄sūn孙

lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)

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gān甘zhī之rú如yí饴

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly

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Related characters

From 饴’s common words

糖含弄孙甘之如

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