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The character 饼 is a phono-semantic compound for round, flat foods like cakes and flatbreads. Its structure combines the semantic radical 饣 (derived from 食, meaning food) on the left, indicating the culinary category, with the phonetic component 并 on the right, which suggests pronunciation and a sense of combination. The traditional form 餅 pairs the full food radical 食 with the phonetic element 竝 or 并. The meaning covers both sweet and savory baked or steamed dough products and later extended to describe any flat, disk-shaped object.
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妈妈做了一个饼。
这个饼很美味。
我早餐吃了饼干。
她喜欢在茶里蘸饼吃。
奶奶做的月饼特别香甜。
我们在超市买了几种不同的饼。
这种饼的配方来自一个古老的食谱。
为了庆祝节日，每家每户都会准备特色的饼。