Radical 食 – Eat / Food

Pinyin: shí
Strokes: 9 strokes
Variants: 飠饣

Meaning

Eat, food, meal, feed

Memory tipA covered pot of food; on the left it becomes 饣. Characters with 饣 are almost all about eating and food: 饭 (meal, rice), 饿 (hungry), 饱 (full), 饺 (dumpling), 饮 (drink), 馆 (restaurant, hall).

HSK characters with 食 (19)

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饭fànHSK 1
饿èHSK 1
馆guǎnHSK 1
饱bǎoHSK 2
饺jiǎoHSK 2
餐

Other 9-stroke radicals

面Face
革Leather
韋Soft leather
韭Leek
音Sound
頁Leaf / Page / Head
風Wind
飛Fly

Character Breakdown: 食

饮To drink, beverage

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Radical 食 – Eat / Food

HSK characters with 食 (19)

Other 9-stroke radicals

Character Breakdown: 食

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