03699 Chinese character of 羹 and pronounce gang1

Today we will talk about the Chinese character【羹】, which is a word for food or cooking. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Soup or food. Explanation: A thick soup made from meat, vegetables, etc. Such as: “Meat soup”, “Squid soup”, “Squid soup”.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【羹】:gēng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【羹】:gang1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【羹】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【羹】, for example:Describing eating or cooking , It means mainly soup or food .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【羹】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【湯羹、甜羹】(Mandarin Pinyin:tāng gēng 、tián gēng/ Cantonese Jyutping:tong1 gang1 、tim4 gang1)

The stroke count for this character is 19 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


她煮了一鍋香濃的蘑菇羹。

She cooked a pot of fragrant mushroom soup.


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