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膳
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meals

HSK 7
Objects →Food
shàn
ゼン、セン
かしわ、すす.める、そな.える
선
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 善 represents the sound. Simplified form of 饍.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 善 virtuous =
膳 meals
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
善 Phonetic component
shàn virtuous
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
膳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
膳 [shàn]
meals
Japanese
膳 ぜん 同音

noun

  1. small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
  2. meal; food; serving

counter

  1. counter for bowlfuls of rice
  2. counter for pairs of chopsticks
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
膳 かしわで
Kashiwade surname
膳 ぜん
Zen place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
膳食 [shàn​shí] #26,720
meal
用膳 [yòng​shàn] #40,130
to dine
药膳 [yào​shàn] #61,306
medicinal cuisine
药膳 [yào​shàn] #61,306
medicinal cuisine
御膳房 [yù​shàn​fáng]
imperial kitchen
膳魔师 [Shàn​mó​shī]
Thermos (brand)
膳魔师 [Shàn​mó​shī]
Thermos (brand)
JAPANESE WORDS (38)
お膳立て [おぜんだて] #19,522
setting the table
配膳 [はいぜん] #22,669
setting a place
お膳 [おぜん] #44,672
four-legged tray for festive food
据え膳 [すえぜん] #45,214
meal set before one
御膳 [ごぜん] #54,906
meal
食膳 [しょくぜん] #63,243
dining table
大膳 [だいぜん] #67,055
black-bellied plover
薬膳 [やくぜん] #69,717
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
膳部 [ぜんぶ] #75,049
food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table)
一膳 [いちぜん] #75,504
bowl (of rice)
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