西餐
HSK 2 (2021)
西餐 (xīcān) · Western food
西餐 (xīcān) means “Western food”. It is written with 2 characters: 西 (west) + 餐 (to eat). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 西餐 is built
The characters
西 xī · west
What 西 is made of
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
餐 cān · to eat
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)
Example sentences
你喜欢吃西餐吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī xīcān ma?Do you like Western food?
这家西餐馆很贵。Zhè jiā xīcānguǎn hěn guì.This Western restaurant is expensive.
Questions about 西餐
What does 西餐 mean?
西餐 (xīcān) means “Western food”.
How do you pronounce 西餐?
西餐 is pronounced xīcān.
Which HSK level is 西餐?
西餐 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 东西dōngxithing
- 西边xībiānwest side
- 西北xīběinorthwest
- 西方xīfāngthe West
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 西医xīyīWestern medicine
- 西部xībùthe west
- 西瓜xīguāwatermelon
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
Learn 西餐 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.