麸
bran
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,358 U+9EB8
How 麸 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
麦 (semantic, “wheat”) + 夫 (phonetic, fū)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夫
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夫 (fū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夫 sound component | fū | man, husband; worker; those |
| 规 | guī | rules, regulations, customs, law |
| 扶 | fú | to support, to protect, to help |
| 肤 | fū | skin; shallow, superficial |
| 芙 | fú | lotus; hibiscus |
| 趺 | fū | to sit cross-legged; tarsus, instep |
| 呋 | fū | used in transliterations |
| 蚨 | fú | a kind of water beetle; cash, dollars, money |
Words containing 麸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麸皮面包 | fū pí miàn bāo | whole-wheat bread |
| 无麸质饮食 | wú fū zhì yǐn shí | gluten-free diet |
| 无麸质 | wú fū zhì | gluten-free |
| 麸皮 | fū pí | bran (esp. of wheat) |
| 麸质 | fū zhì | gluten |
| 麦麸 | mài fū | wheat bran |
| 烤麸 | kǎo fū | kao fu, a spongy wheat gluten product used in Chinese cuisine |