Etymograph

English

shaobing

Shaobing comes from Mandarin 燒餅／烧饼.

  1. Mandarinmodern燒餅／烧饼1shāobǐng
  2. Englishtodayshaobing1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English shaobing

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern燒餅／烧饼Wiktionary, English shaobingshāobǐng
  2. EnglishtodayshaobingWiktionary, English shaobing

Every English word from Mandarin 燒餅／烧饼

Today it means

noun A baked, layered flatbread, sometimes with sesame on top, in northern Chinese cuisine.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shaobing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Mandarin 燒餅／烧饼 / shaobing

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