麸
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bran
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 麥 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 麩
- Common rank
- #3,358
- Unicode
- U+9EB8
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 麸
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麸皮面包 | whole-wheat bread | |
| 无麸质饮食 | gluten-free diet | |
| 无麸质 | gluten-free | |
| 麸皮 | bran (esp. of wheat) | |
| 麸质 | gluten | |
| 麦麸 | wheat bran | |
| 烤麸 | kao fu, a spongy wheat gluten product used in Chinese cuisine |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夫 — compare how they read.