方糖

fāngtáng

noun #33,946

Measure Word

一块方糖 kuài

Meanings

1 sugar cube

Characters

Examples

请给我两块方糖。

Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng kuài fāngtáng.

Please give me two sugar cubes.

他的咖啡里加了一块方糖。

Tā de kāfēi lǐ jiā le yī kuài fāngtáng.

He added one sugar cube to his coffee.

Tips

memory

方 (square) + 糖 (sugar) = literally 'square sugar' — picture the cube shape and the name explains itself. Compare 砂糖 shātáng (granulated, like sand) and 糖粉 tángfěn (powdered).

Stroke Order

方 fāng

糖 táng