食物
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食物 (shíwù) · food
食物 (shíwù) means “food”. It is written with 2 characters: 食 (food) + 物 (thing). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 食物 is built
The characters
食 shí · food
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)
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
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?
Questions about 食物
What does 食物 mean?
食物 (shíwù) means “food”.
How do you pronounce 食物?
食物 is pronounced shíwù.
Which HSK level is 食物?
食物 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 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
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
Learn 食物 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.