黑芝麻 (hēizhīma) · black sesame, black sesame seeds

Measure Word

一粒黑芝麻 lì

Meanings

1 black sesame
2 black sesame seeds

About the ingredient

坚果 Nuts and seeds

Sesame seeds with a black coat, used toasted. Ground with sugar and lard they fill black sesame tangyuan, and ground and cooked with water and rock sugar they make hot black sesame soup.

Contains sesame

Used in 4 dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

黑芝麻对头发有好处。

Hēizhīma duì tóufa yǒu hǎochù.

Black sesame is good for the hair.

HSK 7-9

我喜欢喝黑芝麻糊。

Wǒ xǐhuan hē hēizhīma hú.

I like to drink black sesame paste.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese medicine 黑芝麻 is classified as 补肾 (kidney-nourishing) and is popularly believed to prevent grey hair - hence the ubiquity of 黑芝麻糊 (black sesame paste) and 黑芝麻丸 as health snacks.