午饭
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
午饭 (wǔfàn) · lunch
午饭 (wǔfàn) means “lunch”. It is written with 2 characters: 午 (noon) + 饭 (meal). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 午饭 is built
The characters
午 wǔ · noon
What 午 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
饭 fàn · meal
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)
Example sentences
我们十二点吃午饭。Wǒmen shí'èr diǎn chī wǔfàn.We have lunch at twelve.
你午饭想吃什么?Nǐ wǔfàn xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want for lunch?
Questions about 午饭
What does 午饭 mean?
午饭 (wǔfàn) means “lunch”.
How do you pronounce 午饭?
午饭 is pronounced wǔfàn.
Which HSK level is 午饭?
午饭 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 上午shàngwǔmorning
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 午餐wǔcānlunch
- 午睡wǔshuìto take an afternoon nap
- 端午节DuānwǔjiéDragon Boat Festival
- 吃饭chīfànto eat a meal
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
- 米饭mǐfàncooked rice
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
Learn 午饭 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.