馅儿 (xiànr) · filling

馅儿 (xiànr) means “filling; stuffing”. It is written with 2 characters: 馅 (filling) + 儿 (child). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 馅儿 is built

The characters

馅 xiàn · filling

What 馅 is made of

饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
臽xiàn — pit
- ⺈ — top shape
- 臼jiù — mortar

儿 ér · child

What 儿 is made of

丿 — falling stroke
乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我喜欢吃猪肉馅儿的饺子。Wǒ xǐhuan chī zhūròu xiànr de jiǎozi.I like pork-filled dumplings.

这些包子是什么馅儿的？Zhèxiē bāozi shì shénme xiànr de?What filling do these buns have?

Questions about 馅儿

What does 馅儿 mean?

馅儿 (xiànr) means “filling; stuffing”.

How do you pronounce 馅儿?

馅儿 is pronounced xiànr.

Which HSK level is 馅儿?

馅儿 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 197: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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