饴

yí

yíspelled as i · 2nd tone — spelling rules

maltose syrup

Radical: 饣 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

饮饭馆饰饼饥饱饶饬饷馈饿

Same radical

饮饭馆饰饼饥饱饶饬饷馈饿馔饵馋

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Character Decomposition

饴=饣+台

Etymology

food

Meanings

maltose syrup

yí

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Words with 饴 16 total

malt sugar · maltose饴糖yí táng malt sugar · maltose糖饴táng yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly · a glutton for punishment甘之如饴gān zhī rú yí lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom) · fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age含饴弄孙hán yí nòng sūn

Idioms with 饴 6 total Chain

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly · a glutton for punishment甘之如饴gān zhī rú yí lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom) · fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age含饴弄孙hán yí nòng sūn

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