Radical 米

16 strokes

rice 米 (334) + Tang 唐 (764b) = sugar 糖

[糖果 (187) tángguǒ candy, sweets]

[糖衣 (437) tángyī sugar-coating, sugar-coated]

[一块糖 (1, 402) yí kuài táng a lump of sugar]

Rice from the Tang period was as sweet as sugar. / But only the fairy can conjure up Tang rice nowadays.

dexterity (312a) + mouth 口 (5) = rude

Notice how the bottom part of “dexterity” has been truncated.

He displayed great dexterity with his mouth to make faces — many of which were rude! / [No pronunciation needed]

shelter 广 (170) + rude (764a) = Tang 唐

This is “Tang” as in the name of the Tang dynasty.

They had to build a shelter to hide the rude statues from sensitive eyes, particularly those from the Tang dynasty. / [No pronunciation needed]