bèi

糒

Character · Noun

dried cooked rice; provisions

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

dried cooked rice; hardtack; provisions

archaic

Classical/literary term for food (rice) that has been cooked and dried to preserve it, used for travel or military rations.

Jūn军
shì士
xié携
dài带
bèi糒
liáng粮
 ，
yǐ以
bèi备
cháng长
tú途
xíng行
jūn军
 。

The soldiers carried dried provisions to prepare for the long march.

Gǔ古
dài代
lǚ旅
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
bèi糒
wéi为
tú途
zhōng中
zhī之
shí食
 。

Ancient travelers often used dried rice as food for the journey.

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Cǐ此
zì字
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yú于
gǔ古
jí籍
 ，
rú如
 “
chí持
bèi糒
jiù就
huǒ火
 ”
 。

This character is only found in ancient texts, such as in the phrase 'holding dried rice near the fire.'