饼 bǐng — round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
中秋节，一家人一起分着吃月饼。Zhōng qiū jié, yì jiā rén yì qǐ fēn zhe chī yuè bǐng.At the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family shares mooncakes.
Common words: 饼干 (bǐng gān)、月饼 (yuè bǐng)、大饼 (dà bǐng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "cake"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cake", including 饼 (bǐng), 糕 (gāo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "cake" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 饼 (bǐng), 糕 (gāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span bǐng, gāo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 饼 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 饼 bǐnground flat cake; cookie; cake; pastryUseful words: 饼干, 月饼
- 糕 gāocakeUseful words: 蛋糕, 糟糕
Common words for these 2 "cake" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 饼 (bǐng) — so "cake" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "cake".
糕 gāo — cake
生日那天，妈妈给我做了一个大蛋糕。Shēng rì nà tiān, mā ma gěi wǒ zuò le yí ge dà dàn gāo.On my birthday, Mom made me a big cake.
Common words: 蛋糕 (dàn gāo)、糟糕 (zāo gāo)、年糕 (nián gāo)
All 2 characters
Open 饼、糕 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.