糖 (táng) — sugar / candy

糖 (táng)

糖 means both sugar as an ingredient and candy or sweets as a treat. Context determines which is meant, though both meanings share the same character.

Meanings

1. [noun] Sugar (the ingredient; granulated, white, brown).
2. [noun] Candy; sweets; a piece of sweet confectionery.

Example Sentences

这个蛋糕放了太多糖。 Zhège dàngāo fàng le tài duō táng. This cake has too much sugar in it.

小孩子都喜欢吃糖。 Xiǎo háizi dōu xǐhuan chī táng. Children all love eating candy.

医生说我不能吃太多糖。 Yīshēng shuō wǒ bù néng chī tài duō táng. The doctor said I cannot eat too much sugar.

你要不要来一颗糖？ Nǐ yào bu yào lái yī kē táng? Would you like a piece of candy?

Collocations

Memory Hook

糖 contains 米 (rice/grain) on the left, because traditional sugar was extracted from grain or cane. The right side 唐 (táng) gives the pronunciation. Grain plus that sweet flavor equals 糖.