饭
饭 (fàn) means “meal”. It is made of 饣 + 反 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 饭 into its parts
What 饭 is made of
- 饣 shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 反 fǎn — reverse
- 厂 chǎng — cliff
- 又 yòu — and
Origin hint: 饣 gives the meaning, 反 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
饭 stroke order
Example sentences
饭好了，快来吃吧！Fàn hǎo le, kuài lái chī ba!The food is ready, come and eat!
你吃早饭了吗？Nǐ chī zǎofàn le ma?Have you had breakfast?
Words with 饭
- 吃饭chīfànto eat a meal
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
- 米饭mǐfàncooked rice
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
- 午饭wǔfànlunch
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant
- 做饭zuòfànto cook
Also built with 饣
- 蚀shíto nibble at
- 饥jīhungry
- 饪rèncooked food
- 饮yǐnto swallow
- 饰shìto decorate
- 饱bǎofull (after eating)
- 饲sìto raise animals
- 饶ráoabundant
- 饺jiǎostuffed dumplings
- 饼bǐngrice-cake
- 饿èhungry
- 馅xiànfilling
Quick facts
| Pinyin | fàn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | meal; food; cooked rice |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 食 (eat, #184) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 饭
What does 饭 mean?
饭 (fàn) means “meal; food; cooked rice”.
How many strokes does 饭 have?
饭 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 饭?
The radical of 饭 is 食 (shí, “eat”), Kangxi radical number 184.
What parts make up 饭?
饭 is made of 饣 (food) and 反 (reverse).
Which HSK level is 饭?
饭 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 饭 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.