羹 meaning and stroke order
Soup, broth
How to write 羹, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 羹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- thick soup
How 羹 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A pleasing 美 lamb 羔 soup.
Radical: 羊 (sheep), shared by 23 characters on this site.
How to remember 羹
羹 (gēng) stacks 羔 (gāo, lamb) on top of 美 (měi, beautiful, pleasing). Picture a pot of lamb 羔 cooked into a tasty 美 thick soup.
羹 means a thick soup or stew, often thickened with starch, and it appears mostly in dish names and set phrases. It is also in 调羹 (tiáogēng), a Chinese soup spoon. A common idiom is 他也想分一杯羹。(Tā yě xiǎng fēn yì bēi gēng.) He also wants a piece of the action.
Common mistake: Learners often drop one of the two 羊-shaped parts and write only 羔 over a single bottom line, but 羹 has 羔 on top and the full 美 below, so the sheep shape appears twice. Do not read it as gāo or měi; it is gēng, first tone.
Common words with 羹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 分一杯羹 | fēnyībēigēng | (fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action |
Questions about 羹
How many strokes are in 羹?
羹 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 羹 mean?
羹 (gēng) means soup, broth. A common word with it is 分一杯羹 (fēnyībēigēng), meaning "(fig.) to have a slice of the pie; to get a piece of the action".
How do you pronounce 羹?
羹 is pronounced gēng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 羹?
The radical of 羹 is 羊, which carries the idea of "sheep". Dictionaries list 羹 under this radical.
What is the difference between 羹 and 汤?
汤 (tāng) is the everyday word for soup of any kind, usually thin. 羹 (gēng) refers to a thicker soup and sounds more formal or literary, as in dish names like 豆腐羹 (dòufu gēng).
What does 闭门羹 mean?
吃闭门羹 (chī bìméngēng) literally means to eat the closed door soup. It means to be turned away at the door or refused a meeting.