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The character for food filling, simplified as "馅" and traditionally written as "餡", derives from a structural combination where the left component categorizes its meaning and the right component indicates sound. The traditional form pairs the food radical "食" with "臽", which signals the pronunciation "xiàn" and semantically suggests a hollow or pit, conceptually fitting for a substance that occupies an interior space. The simplified version replaces "食" with the abbreviated food radical "饣" while keeping the phonetic element "臽" unchanged. This character has consistently denoted the edible mixture inside items like buns or pastries, with its application remaining specific to this culinary sense throughout its usage.
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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。