tángxíng

sugar

Evolution

餳 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
餳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
餳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
Definitions

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táng

sugar, syrup; malt sugar; sticky

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xíng

maltose syrup; molasses; heavy (eyelids); drowsy-eyed; listless; (of dough, candy etc) to soften; to become soft and sticky