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饻

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional餏

baby; infant; to encircle (archaic)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

baby; infant

archaic

Ancient variant of 婴/嬰. Rarely used in modern contexts except in classical texts or historical references.

Yīng餏
hái孩
chū初
shēng生
 ，
mǔ母
zǐ子
píng平
ān安
 。

The infant was born, and both mother and child are safe.

Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
yīng餏
yòu幼
xū需
xī悉
xīn心
zhào照
liào料
 。

Ancient texts record that infants and young children require careful care.

2.

verb

to encircle; to surround; to entwine

archaic

Classical usage meaning to girdle, surround (a city), or to offend (as in 餏怒, to incur anger).

Dí敌
jūn军
yīng餏
chéng城
ér而
shǒu守
 。

The enemy army defended by surrounding the city.

Bù不
kě可
yīng餏
nù怒
yú于
tiān天
zǐ子
 。

One must not incur the wrath of the Son of Heaven.