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fried round cakes

HSK 10
sǎn
can
Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 散 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (饊)
radical+ scattered =
fried round cakes
Meaning component
radical
飠 is a component form of 食.
Phonetic component
sàn scattered
variant of 散[sàn]
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Simplified (馓)
food+ scattered =
fried round cakes of wheat flour
Meaning component
shí food
eat, food
饣 is a component form of 食.
Phonetic component
sàn scattered
variant of 散[sàn]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [sǎn]
see 饊子|馓子[sǎn​zi]
Example Sentences