馅

餡

xiàn

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frequent character

filling, stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

馅 uses 饣 food to point to the first meaning, meat inside dumplings. 臽 xiàn supplies the sound. The meaning then broadened to any stuffing or filling.

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