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Word · NounTraditional餦

malt sugar; candy

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

malt sugar; syrup; candy

archaic

Primarily used in the compound word 餦餭 (zhānghuáng) referring to malt sugar or ancient candy. Rarely used as a standalone character in modern Chinese.

Zhāng餦
huáng餭
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
tián甜
shí食
 。

Zhanghuang was a type of sweet food in ancient times.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhāng餦
shì是
yòng用
mài麦
yá芽
zhì制
chéng成
de的
táng糖
xī稀
 。

This type of malt sugar is a syrup made from malted barley.

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Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
zhāng餦
huáng餭
jì祭
sì祀
zǔ祖
xiān先
 。

Ancient people used malt sugar candies to offer sacrifices to their ancestors.