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饺子
Meaning
- dumpling
- pot-sticker
Measure word
个 gè or 只 zhī
Example sentence
我很想吃饺子。
I feel like having some dumplings.
Characters in 饺子
- 饺 jiǎo a dumpling with a filling
- 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"
饺 a dumpling plus the suffix 子. The food radical on the left marks it as something eaten.