饅頭 (mántou) — a steamed bun (plain, no filling)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞

饅頭 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)

饅頭＝饅＋頭

ㄇㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ · mántou

noun — a steamed bun (plain, no filling)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

饅steamed bun (食 food)mán食 marks it as food; 曼 màn gives the sound

頭a rounded thing, noun suffix (石頭)tou

饅頭，食字旁的饅，石頭的頭。