粑 meaning and stroke order
Tsamba, flat rice cake
How to write 粑, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 粑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a round flat cake (dialect)
How 粑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rice.
米 gives the meaning and 巴 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 粑
Rice 米 (mǐ) on the left gives the meaning, and 巴 (bā) on the right gives the sound. Picture rice pressed flat with your palm, like a 巴掌 (bāzhang, palm), into a round cake.
粑 is mostly a dialect word from southwestern China and appears in compounds rather than on its own. The most common one is 糍粑 (cíbā), a sticky rice cake. Example: 我们过年吃糍粑。(Wǒmen guònián chī cíbā.) We eat sticky rice cakes at New Year.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 粑 as 吧 (ba) or 把 (bǎ) because all three share 巴. Remember that only the food word takes the rice radical 米.
Questions about 粑
How many strokes are in 粑?
粑 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 粑 mean?
粑 (bā) means tsamba, flat rice cake.
How do you pronounce 粑?
粑 is pronounced bā, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 粑?
The radical of 粑 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 粑 under this radical.
What is tsamba and how does it relate to 粑?
Tsamba is a Tibetan staple made from roasted barley flour. In Chinese it is called 糌粑 (zānba), and 粑 is the second character of that word.
Is 粑 used in the word for poop, 粑粑?
Yes. In casual and child talk, 粑粑 (bǎba) can mean poop. It is a baby-talk usage, so be careful in context. It is not the same as 爸爸 (bàba, dad).