糯 (nuò): (bound form) glutinous rice, (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
糯 (nuò) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) glutinous rice.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 需 (phonetic). It ranks #4368 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 糯 rice. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 粗 (cū, (of sth long) wide), 粉 (fěn, powder), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- (bound form) glutinous rice
- (bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糯米noun | nuò mǐ | glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa) |
| 糯米纸 | nuò mǐ zhǐ | rice paper |
| 糯米粉 | nuò mǐ fěn | glutinous rice flour |
| 糯米糕 | nuò mǐ gāo | glutinous rice cake |
| 糯米糍 | nuò mǐ cí | glutinous rice cake |
| 软糯 | ruǎn nuò | soft and chewy (mouthfeel) |
| 糯麦 | nuò mài | glutinous barley |
| 粘糯 | nián nuò | sticky |
| 糯稻 | nuò dào | glutinous rice |
糯 appears in 9 compound words: 78 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
指环内圈包着一圈柔感硅胶,触感软糯,支架可以开合,也能 360° 旋转。
zhǐ huán nèi quān bāo zhe yī quān róu gǎn guī jiāo , chù gǎn ruǎn nuò , zhī jià kě yǐ kāi hé , yě néng 3 6 0 xuán zhuǎn .
The inner rim of the ring is lined with a layer of soft silicone that feels soft and supple to the touch; the stand can be opened and closed and rotates 360°.
全蝎磨粉,铺在粉条上蒸制,风味随蒸汽渗入,放凉后切块入口,脆香、软糯、鲜香三层交叠。
quán 蝎 mó fěn , pù zài fěn tiáo shàng zhēng zhì , fēng wèi suí zhēng qì shèn rù , fàng liáng hòu qiē kuài rù kǒu , cuì xiāng , ruǎn nuò , xiān xiāng sān céng jiāo dié .
Whole scorpions are ground into a powder, spread over the vermicelli, and steamed; the flavor permeates the dish as it steams. Once cooled, the dish is cut into pieces and served, offering a three-layered interplay of crispiness, softness, and savory aroma.
成品的硬度还跟加水量有关,水少则紧致,水多则软糯。
chéng pǐn de yìng dù hái gēn jiā shuǐ liàng yǒu guān , shuǐ shǎo zé jǐn zhì , shuǐ duō zé ruǎn nuò .
The hardness of the finished product also depends on the amount of water added; less water makes it firm, while more water makes it soft and chewy.
民宿主理人颜雪敏配置好糯米粉,带着顾客制作米糕。
mín sù zhǔ lǐ rén yán xuě mǐn pèi zhì hǎo nuò mǐ fěn , dài zhe gù kè zhì zuò mǐ gāo .
Yan Xuemin, the owner of the bed-and-breakfast, prepared the glutinous rice flour and guided the guests through the process of making rice cakes.
有人讨配方,她详细写出来:一斤糯米配多少糖、多少盐,肥猪肉怎么挑,蛋黄怎么挑。
yǒu rén tǎo pèi fāng , tā xiáng xì xiě chū lái : yī jīn nuò mǐ pèi duō shǎo táng , duō shǎo yán , féi zhū ròu zěn me tiāo , dàn huáng zěn me tiāo .
When someone asked for the recipe, she wrote it down in detail: how much sugar and salt to use for one jin of glutinous rice, how to select fatty pork, and how to choose egg yolks.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (rice) component
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