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糯

nuò
adjective #52,504

Meanings

  1. 1 glutinous (rice); sticky

Examples

HSK 6
粽子是用糯米做的。
Zòngzi shì yòng nuòmǐ zuò de.
Zongzi are made with glutinous rice.
HSK 6
这碗糯米饭口感软糯。
Zhè wǎn nuòmǐfàn kǒugǎn ruǎn nuò.
This bowl of glutinous rice tastes soft and sticky.

Tips

usage
糯 describes the soft, sticky texture of glutinous grain. Common words: 糯米 (sticky rice), 糯米饭 (steamed glutinous rice), 软糯 (soft and chewy).

Components

radical
米 mǐ
rice; grain
The rice radical 米 marks 糯 as a type of grain: the sticky, glutinous variety of rice.
phonetic
需 xū
to need; to require
需 supplies the sound element (drifted from xū to nuò) and carries no meaning here, working as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

糯 nuò