饼 (bǐng): cake, pancake
饼 (bǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “cake, pancake.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 并 (phonetic). It ranks #2289 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 饼 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).
Definitions
- cake, pancake
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 饼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饼干noun | bǐng gān | biscuit | 4 |
| 月饼noun | yuè bǐng | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 馅饼 | xiàn bǐng | meat pie |
| 煎饼 | jiān bǐng | jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe |
| 薄饼 | báo bǐng | thin flat cake |
| 肉饼 | ròu bǐng | meat patty |
| 比萨饼 | bǐ sà bǐng | pizza (loanword) |
| 玉米饼 | yù mǐ bǐng | corn cake |
| 糕饼 | gāo bǐng | cakes |
| 烙饼 | lào bǐng | pancake |
| 大饼 | dà bǐng | large flat bread |
| 烧饼 | shāo bing | baked sesame seed-coated cake |
| 馅儿饼 | xiàn r bǐng | erhua variant of 餡餅|馅饼[xian4 bing3] |
| 油饼 | yóu bǐng | deep-fried doughcake |
| 饼子 | bǐng zi | maize or millet pancake |
| 画饼充饥 | huà bǐng chōng jī | lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake |
| 铁饼 | tiě bǐng | (athletics) discus |
饼 appears in 78 compound words: 12 as the first character, 81 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 饼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
早餐我吃了两个煎饼，配了一杯豆浆。
Zǎocān wǒ chī le liǎng gè jiānbing, pèi le yì bēi dòujiāng.
For breakfast, I had two pancakes with a cup of soy milk.
中钢员工餐厅年销百万颗月饼、自助餐75元夹到饱...“亏钱也要卖”...
zhōng gāng yuán gōng cān tīng nián xiāo bǎi wàn kē yuè bǐng , zì zhù cān 7 5 yuán jiā dào bǎo . . . kuī qián yě yāo mài . . .
Sinosteel employee restaurant sells millions of mooncakes every year, buffet 75 yuan sandwich... "Even if you lose money, you have to sell"...
12款中式传统饼类热量排行榜 吃1个鸡批=1碗白饭 营养...
1 2 kuǎn zhōng shì chuán tǒng bǐng lèi rè liàng pái háng bǎng chī 1 gè jī pī 1 wǎn bái fàn yíng yǎng . . .
12 traditional Chinese cakes calorie ranking Eat 1 chicken pie = 1 bowl of rice Nutrition...
无糖食品有哪些东西?代糖饼干、无糖豆浆、黑巧算吗
wú táng shí pǐn yǒu nǎ xiē dōng xī ? dài táng bǐng gān wú táng dòu jiāng hēi qiǎo suàn ma
What are some examples of sugar-free foods? Do sugar-free cookies, sugar-free soy milk, and dark chocolate count?
无糖食物等于健康食物吗?高脂无糖饼干热量依然高吗
wú táng shí wù děng yú jiàn kāng shí wù ma ? gāo zhī wú táng bǐng gān rè liàng yī rán gāo ma
Does sugar-free food equal healthy food? Are high-fat, sugar-free cookies still high in calories?
米可白春节鹿港老街卖饼 累到双耳耳鸣、声音沙哑
mǐ kě bái chūn jié lù gǎng lǎo jiē mài bǐng lěi dào shuāng ěr ěr míng shēng yīn shā yā
Miko Bai sold pastries on Lukang Old Street during the Spring Festival, working so hard that her ears rang and her voice became hoarse.
汤姆吃了一片比萨饼。
Tāngmǔ chī le yī piàn bǐsàbǐng.
Tom ate a slice of pizza.
汤姆烤了些巧克力脆饼。
Tāngmǔ kǎo le xiē qiǎokèlì cuì bǐng.
Tom baked some chocolate chip cookies.
有人想要更多的馅饼吗？
Yǒurén xiǎngyào gèng duō de xiànbǐng ma?
Does anyone want some more pie?
你要再来一块馅饼吗？
Nǐ yào zài lái yīkuài xiànbǐng ma?
Will you have another slice of pie?
Character Family
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