饅

Information about character(s)

Radical: 食
Radical Strokes: 9
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 19
Simplified Form: 馒

Pronunciation

Pinyin: mán
Cantonese: maan4
JapaneseOn: MAN BAN
Korean: MAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: steamed bread; steamed dumplings

CE-Dict: steamed bread

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.stuffed or unstuffed dumplings; steamed buns; steamed bread

康熙字典文字版 【戌集下】【食字部】饅
【廣韻】母官切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】謨官切，𠀤音瞞。【集韻】饅頭，餠也。【正字通】麫食也。饅開首者曰橐駝臍。吳下呼𩛋膪，讀若匘詐，言熟食之肥也。長曰繭，斜曰桃。【晉·書束晳賦】饅頭薄持。【事物紀原】諸葛亮南征，將渡瀘水。土俗殺人首祭神，亮令以羊豕代，取麫，畫人頭祭之。饅頭名始此，又南唐有子母饅頭。【燕翼詒謀錄】仁宗誕日，賜羣臣包子，卽饅頭別名。今俗屑麫發酵，或有餡，或無餡，烝食者謂之饅頭。　【集韻】或作𪍩。

CF-Dict: brioche à la vapeur

Han-De-Dict: gedämpfte Rolle/gedämpfte Brötchen/gedämpftes Brot (u.E.) (S)