小粉 (xiǎofěn): starch (from wheat, kudzu, swee…

Meanings

1 starch (from wheat, kudzu, sweet potato, etc.)
2 fine starch powder
3 (figurative, internet slang) a young fan of a celebrity

Characters

小

Examples

做菜的时候加点小粉勾芡。

Zuò cài de shíhòu jiā diǎn xiǎofěn gōuqiàn.

Add a little starch to thicken the sauce when cooking.

她是这位歌手的小粉。

Tā shì zhè wèi gēshǒu de xiǎofěn.

She's a young fan of this singer.

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usage

Two senses live in this word. (1) The traditional kitchen sense: 小粉 = fine starch powder used to thicken sauces — same role as cornstarch in Western cooking, though traditionally made from wheat, kudzu (葛根), or sweet potato. (2) Internet slang: a clipping of 小粉丝 ('little fan'), affectionate term for a young/dedicated stan. Context disambiguates.