Meaning of 糖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- sugar
- sweets
- candy
Measure word: 顆|颗,塊|块
- old variant of 糖[tang2]
How to use 糖
糖 (táng) means sugar in general and also a piece of candy. You can say 一块糖 (yí kuài táng) for a piece of candy, and it appears in many compounds like 糖果 (tángguǒ) and 口香糖 (kǒuxiāngtáng). Example: 咖啡里不要放糖。(Kāfēi lǐ búyào fàng táng.) Don't put sugar in the coffee.
糖 combines 米 (mǐ, rice or grain) on the left with 唐 (táng) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture grain being boiled down into something sweet, and the 唐 side tells you it is read táng.
Common mistake: Learners often write 唐 (táng) alone, since it has the same sound, but 唐 is a surname and the name of the Tang dynasty, not sugar. Remember that sugar needs the 米 grain component on the left.
糖 in example sentences
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糖 táng · sugar · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 糖.
| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy |
| 口香糖 | kǒuxiāngtáng | chewing gum |
| 糖尿病 | tángniàobìng | diabetes; diabetes mellitus |
| 砂糖 | shātáng | granulated sugar |
| 喜糖 | xǐtáng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) |
| 糖浆 | tángjiāng | syrup |
| 蜜糖 | mìtáng | honey |
| 软糖 | ruǎntáng | soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc) |
| 棒棒糖 | bàngbàngtáng | lollipop; sucker |
| 焦糖 | jiāotáng | caramel |
| 血糖 | xuètáng | blood sugar |
| 薄荷糖 | bòhetáng | mint (confectionery) |
Questions about 糖
What does 糖 mean?
糖 (táng) means "sugar; sweets" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 糖?
糖 is made of 1 character: 糖 (16 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 糖 an HSK word?
Yes. 糖 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What are 喜糖 (xǐtáng) and when do people give them?
喜糖 are candies handed out to share good news, most often at a wedding. Asking someone 什么时候请我们吃喜糖？(Shénme shíhou qǐng wǒmen chī xǐtáng?) is a playful way of asking when they will get married.
How do I say a drink is sugar free or less sweet when ordering?
Say 无糖 (wú táng) for no sugar or 少糖 (shǎo táng) for less sugar. These are common when ordering milk tea or coffee in China, and 半糖 (bàn táng) means half sugar.