餳

简 饧 · 繁 餳
Mandarin · pinyin xíng

Meanings

  1. maltose syrup
  2. molasses
  3. heavy (eyelids)
  4. drowsy-eyed
  5. listless
  6. (of dough, candy etc) to soften
  7. to become soft and sticky
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餳
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饧
xíng · sugar, syrup; malt sugar; sticky
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2 · xing2

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  1. (literary) treacle; molasses; syrup
  2. (of dough, sweets, etc.) to get soft; to get sticky
  3. sleepy; drowsy

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餳 · xing2
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Exact source record餳 饧 [xing2] /maltose syrup/molasses/heavy (eyelids)/drowsy-eyed/listless/(of dough, candy etc) to soften/to become soft and sticky/