táng

old variant of 糖[tang2]

rice (米) + sound táng (唐) = sugar

The rice radical anchors the meaning: sugar was traditionally derived from grains. 唐 contributes the sound táng and does not carry semantic weight here.

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他喜欢吃,每天都要吃一块。

tā xǐ huān chī táng,měi tiān dōu yào chī yī kuài。

He likes eating candy; he has to eat a piece every day.

这道菜放了太多,味道有点甜。

zhè dào cài fàng le tài duō táng,wèi dào yǒu diǎn tián。

This dish has too much sugar in it; the flavor is a bit sweet.

Words with 糖

糖类

táng lèi

sugar (chemistry)

酮糖

tóng táng

ketose, monosaccharide containing ketone group

醛糖

quán táng

aldose, monosaccharide containing aldehyde group -COH

金平糖

jīn píng táng

a type of small, bumpy, colored, hard sugar candy (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 金平糖 "konpeitō")

阿拉伯糖

ā lā bó táng

arabinose (type of sugar)

双糖

shuāng táng

disaccharide

饴糖

yí táng

malt sugar

高果糖浆

gāo guǒ táng jiāng

high-fructose corn syrup

高果糖玉米糖浆

gāo guǒ táng yù mǐ táng jiāng

high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

高血糖

gāo xuè táng

hyperglycemia

麦芽糖

mài yá táng

maltose (sweet syrup)

麦芽糖醇

mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

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