花糕

huāgāo

noun #91,981

Measure Word

一块花糕 kuài

Meanings

1 flower cake
2 Double Ninth Festival cake
3 chongyang cake

Characters

flower; decorated

cake (steamed/sticky)

Examples

重阳节吃花糕是老传统。

Chóngyángjié chī huāgāo shì lǎo chuántǒng.

Eating chongyang cake on the Double Ninth Festival is an old tradition.

奶奶亲手做了一块花糕。

Nǎinai qīnshǒu zuò le yīkuài huāgāo.

Grandma made a piece of flower cake by hand.

Tips

culture

Traditional cake eaten on 重阳节 (Double Ninth Festival, 9th day of the 9th lunar month). 糕 (gāo) puns on 高 'high' — eating it stands in for the festival custom of climbing high (登高). Often layered and topped with dates, chestnuts, or seeds.

Stroke Order

花 huā

糕 gāo