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cakes made from rice flour twisted into rings
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粔 is a phono-semantic compound that pairs the semantic radical 米 (rice or grain) on the left with the phonetic component 巨 on the right. The character exclusively denotes a traditional sweet: a deep-fried pastry made by twisting rice-flour dough into a ring and frying it in oil or cooking fat. The 米 radical directly categorizes it as a grain-based food, while 巨 indicates the pronunciation, so the structure neatly reflects both the primary ingredient and the spoken form.
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