Chinese word

馅儿

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiànr

Meaning

  • nounfilling

Example

这个包子的馅儿很多。zhè ge bāo zi de xiànr hěn duō

This steamed bun has a lot of filling.

Illustration for 馅儿 (filling)

More examples

她喜欢甜的馅儿。tā xǐ huān tián de xiànr

She likes sweet filling.

Core concept

The flavorful food packed inside a wrapper of dough or pastry.

Common phrases

  • 包子馅儿bāo zi xiànr

    bun filling

  • 饺子馅儿jiǎo zi xiànr

    dumpling filling

  • 豆沙馅儿dòu shā xiànr

    red bean paste filling

Similar words

馅xiàn: Ingredients enclosed inside food that is wrapped or folded around them.
内馅nèi xiàn: The food contained within the outside layer of a bun, pastry, or similar dish.
馅料xiàn liào: A prepared mixture of ingredients intended to go inside a wrapper.

Definition in Chinese

放在面食或点心中间，用来增加味道和口感的填充物。fàng zài miàn shí huò diǎn xīn zhōng jiān yòng lái zēng jiā wèi dào hé kóu gǎn de tián chōng wù

Word origin

馅儿 (xiànér, "filling") is the spoken form of 馅 (xiàn, "filling") with an r-colored ending used in some Mandarin speech.

Usage tips

  • Knowing this word makes food choices more precise because the same wrapper can contain meat, vegetables, red bean paste, or another mixture.

Opposites

Related words

  • 馅饼xiàn bǐngstuffed pastrynoun
  • 豆沙馅dòu shā xiànred bean paste fillingnoun
  • 蛋黄馅dàn huáng xiànegg yolk fillingnoun

Word lists with this word