餐
餐 (cān) · to eat
餐 (cān) means “to eat”. It is made of 歺 + 又 + 食 and has 16 strokes.
Break 餐 into its parts
What 餐 is made of
- 歺 è — evil
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夕 xī — evening
- 勹 bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- ⺊ — structural part
- 又 yòu — (once) again
- 食 shí — food
- 人 rén — person
- 良 liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮 gěn — blunt
Origin hint: food (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
餐 stroke order
Example sentences with 快餐
我们中午吃快餐吧。Wǒmen zhōngwǔ chī kuàicān ba.Let's have fast food for lunch.
你常吃快餐吗？Nǐ cháng chī kuàicān ma?Do you often eat fast food?
Words with 餐
- 快餐kuàicānfast food
- 晚餐wǎncāndinner
- 午餐wǔcānlunch
- 西餐xīcānWestern food
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfast
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
- 套餐tàocānset meal
- 餐厅cāntīngrestaurant
- 聚餐jùcānto have a meal together
Also built with ⿰
- 临línto draw near
- 丽lìbeautiful
- 众zhòngmultitude
- 先xiānfirst
- 册cèvolume
- 勿wùdo not (formal, on signs)
- 压yāto press
- 厨chúkitchen
- 品pǐnarticle
- 哭kūto cry
- 器qìdevice
- 坚jiānhard
Quick facts
| Pinyin | cān |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to eat |
| Strokes | 16 |
| Radical | 食 (eat, #184) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 餐
What does 餐 mean?
餐 (cān) means “to eat”.
How many strokes does 餐 have?
餐 has 16 strokes.
What is the radical of 餐?
The radical of 餐 is 食 (shí, “eat”), Kangxi radical number 184.
What parts make up 餐?
餐 is made of 歺 (evil) and 又 ((once) again) and 食 (food).
Keep learning
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