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粕
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lees

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
pò
ハク
かす
박
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 白 represents the sound.
Components
米 rice+ 白 white =
粕 lees
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
白 Phonetic component
bái white
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Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)氣 spirit (trad)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粗 coarse
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
粕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
粕 [pò]
grains in distilled liquor
Japanese
滓 、 粕 、 糟 かす 、 カス 同音

noun

  1. usually kana dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
  2. usually kana lees (esp. sake) (often 粕)
  3. usually kana leftovers; by-product
  4. usually kana worthless item; junk
  5. usually kana dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
  6. hanafuda usually kana 1-point card
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
粕 かす
Kasu surname
CHINESE WORDS (4)
糟粕 [zāo​pò] #35,593
dross
去其糟粕 [qù​qí​zāo​pò] #53,927
to remove the dross
取其精华，去其糟粕 [qǔ​qí​jīng​huá​, ​qù​qí​zāo​pò]
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
取其精华，去其糟粕 [qǔ​qí​jīng​huá​, ​qù​qí​zāo​pò]
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
JAPANESE WORDS (30)
滓 [かす] #47,149
dregs
残りカス [のこりカス] #59,393
residue
食べかす [たべかす] #59,560
leavings of a meal
甘粕 [あまかす] #65,211
thick amazake
絞りかす [しぼりかす] #72,243
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu)
酒かす [さけかす] #98,977
sake lees
味噌っかす [みそっかす] #121,574
miso lees
削り粕 [けずりかす] #137,174
shavings
糟汁 [かすじる] #162,134
soup made with sake lees
糟粕 [そうはく] #166,790
sake lees
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