TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
糕
糕 ＝ 米 ＋ 羔
ㄍㄠ · gāo
noun — cake, steamed pastry
字源 FORM — what the parts do
羔聲gāo — gives the sound exactlya lamb
Rice or grain (米) sets the sense on something made of flour. 羔 gāo, a lamb, lends only its sound, no shift. Together they name the steamed and baked: 蛋糕、年糕.
意 · Meanings
(本義)米糕、糕點— rice cake, pastry
→蛋糕、年糕— cake — any of the family常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
羔gāothe phonetic — 羔 alone is a lamb; 糕 sets rice beside it for the cake