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English translations
sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour, the night of the 15th of the 1st Moon
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元宵 ( yuanxiao / yuánxiāo ) is composed of these characters:
元 (yuan)
, 宵 (xiao)
The traditional Chinese characters of yuánxiāo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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| look similar to Jiaozi (dumplings), but usually are filled with something sweet (never with meat)
元宵 ( yuanxiao / yuánxiāo ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 601)
Chinese words containing the word 元宵 ( yuanxiao / yuánxiāo ) :