xiàn

common
noun

Meaning of

馅 means filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pastries, or other flour-based foods). Pronounced xiàn.

  • filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pastries, or other flour-based foods)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
zài
bàn
jiǎo
zi
xiàn
 
zhǔn
bèi
wǎn
shang
bāo
jiǎo
zi
 

Mom is mixing the dumpling filling, preparing to make dumplings this evening.

huan
chī
dòu
shā
xiàn
de
yuè
bing
 

I like mooncakes with red bean paste filling.

Zhè
ge
xiàn
r
bǐng
de
ròu
xiàn
tài
xián
le
 

The meat filling in this meat pie is too salty.

Tāng
yuán
de
xiàn
r
yǒu
hěn
duō
zhǒng
 
hēi
zhī
ma
huā
shēng
 

Tangyuan fillings come in many varieties, such as black sesame and peanut.

Shī
fu
zhèng
zài
cài
xiàn
zhuāng
jìn
bāo
zi
 

The chef is stuffing the vegetable filling into the bun wrappers.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ fèn
/ sháo