糖 (tong4 tong4*2 | tang2) : sugar; candy

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糖

tong4 tong4*2

tang2

[粵] tong4 [國] tang2
sugar

[粵] tong4*2 tong4 [國] tang2
candy; sweets

(Classifier(s): 粒; spoonful = 羹)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 米 (#119)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

糖

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Aug 2009 19:33

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糖果 tong4 gwo2 tang2 guo3 = candy; sweets 國

糖水 tong4 seoi2 = dessert soup

葡萄糖 pou4 tou4 tong4 pu2 tao5 tang2 = glucose

砂糖 saa1 tong4 sha1 tang2 = granulated sugar

糖精 tong4 zing1 tang2 jing1 = saccharin

冰糖 bing1 tong4 bing1 tang2 = rock sugar

白糖 baak6 tong4 bai2 tang2 = white sugar

花生糖 faa1 sang1 tong4*2 = peanut brittle

牛奶糖 ngau4 naai5 tong4*2 = toffee; caramel

焦糖 ziu1 tong4*2 jiao1 tang2 = caramel
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Showing 1 example containing 糖

佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素粵
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 糖
Unicode code for this character: U+7cd6 (off-site link)

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