糖 (táng): sugar

Measure Word

一块糖 kuài

Contains the rice radical 米, since sugar was historically made from sugarcane and grains.

Nǐ yào jiā táng ma?

Do you want to add sugar?

Xiǎopéngyou dōu xǐhuan chī táng.

Little kids all like eating candy.

Zhège tài tián le, táng fàng duō le.

This is too sweet, too much sugar was added.

culture

糖葫芦 (tánghúlu) — candied hawthorn berries on a stick — is a beloved traditional Chinese street snack, especially popular in winter in northern China.

糖 táng