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Keyword
syrup
  • sweet-meat
  • sweet-cake
Frequency
#5095
Strokes
8
Readings
yí
Mnemonic
饣 (food) gives the meaning and 台 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
甘之如饴gānzhīrúyí
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment
饴yí
maltose syrup
饴糖yítáng
malt sugar; maltose
含饴弄孙hányínòngsūn
lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom); fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age