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The character 馅, meaning "filling" in dishes like dumplings or pastries, is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component 饣, derived from 食, indicates the semantic field of food and cooking. The right component 臽 (xiàn) provides the pronunciation and subtly suggests the idea of something being placed or dropped into a container. Historically, this character has consistently referred to the flavorful core enclosed within a wrapper, serving as a fundamental term in culinary vocabulary without developing significantly different meanings.
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我喜欢吃馅饼。
这个包子的馅是肉的。
她正在调饺子馅。
馅料的种类有很多。
我们准备了三种不同的馅。
根据口味，你可以选择甜馅或咸馅。
制作馅饼时，馅的湿度要适中。
为了确保馅料均匀，他反复搅拌了多次。