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粑

bā
noun #49,561

Measure Word

一块糍粑 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 a round flat cake of rice or other grain
  2. 2 (dialect) cake; patty

Examples

奶奶在灶上烤糍粑。
Nǎinai zài zàoshàng kǎo cíbā.
Grandma is grilling glutinous rice cakes on the stove.
糍粑是川黔的年节食品。
Cíbā shì chuānqián de niánjié shípǐn.
Sticky rice cakes are a New Year treat in Sichuan and Guizhou.

Tips

culture
Mostly southwestern dialect. The common word is 糍粑 — pounded glutinous-rice cakes eaten around New Year in Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan. The repeated baby-talk 粑粑 can also mean a flatbread (and, childishly, poop).

Components

radical
米 mǐ
rice; grain
Left-side rice radical 米. These cakes are made by pounding cooked rice, so the grain radical carries the meaning.
phonetic
巴 bā
to cling; (here) sound
Right side 巴 supplies the sound bā and is the phonetic in many bā characters such as 把 and 爸.

Stroke Order

粑 bā