食
食 (shí) · food
食 (shí) means “food”. It is made of 人 + 良 and has 9 strokes.
Break 食 into its parts
What 食 is made of
- 人 rén — person
- 良 liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮 gěn — blunt
Origin hint: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
食 stroke order
Example sentences with 食物
这里的食物很好吃。Zhèlǐ de shíwù hěn hǎochī.The food here is delicious.
你带食物了吗？Nǐ dài shíwù le ma?Did you bring any food?
Words with 食
- 食物shíwùfood
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 食品shípǐnfood
- 粮食liángshigrain
- 零食língshísnack
- 食堂shítángdining hall
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget food and sleep
- 素食sùshívegetarian food
- 饮食yǐnshídiet
Also built with 人
- 个gègeneral measure word
- 今jīnmodern
- 介jièagent
- 从cóngfrom
- 仓cānggranary
- 令lìngcommand
- 以yǐwith
- 企qǐto plan a project
- 众zhòngmultitude
- 会huìcan
- 伞sǎnumbrella
- 余yúsurplus
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shí |
|---|---|
| Meaning | food |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 食 (eat, #184) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 食
What does 食 mean?
食 (shí) means “food”.
How many strokes does 食 have?
食 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 食?
The radical of 食 is 食 (shí, “eat”), Kangxi radical number 184.
What parts make up 食?
食 is made of 人 (person) and 良 (good).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.