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食
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food

HSK 2 N4
Objects →Food
shí
ショク、ジキ
く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
식, 사
Depicts a mouth (口) eating from a food vessel (皀).
Components
口 mouth+ 皀 one grain =
食 food
口 Iconic component
kǒu mouth
Depicts an upside-down mouth.
皀 Iconic component
jí one grain
kernel, seed
Depicts a food vessel.
Notes
Similar Characters
飠 radical (trad)饣 food (simp)侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
食
Regular
Modern
Chinese
食 [shí]
to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
食 [sì]
to feed (a person or animal)
Japanese
食 しょく 、 じき (old) 、 し (old) 同音

noun

  1. food; foodstuff
  2. eating; appetite
  3. meal; portion
食 、 蝕 しょく 同音
noun astronomy eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
あのレストランは毎日二千食準備している。
That restaurant prepares two thousand meals every day.
CHINESE WORDS (200)
食物 [shí​wù] #1,141
food
食品 [shí​pǐn] #3,202
foodstuff
粮食 [liáng​shi] #10,421
foodstuff
粮食 [liáng​shi] #10,421
foodstuff
饮食 [yǐn​shí] #7,262
food and drink
饮食 [yǐn​shí] #7,262
food and drink
美食 [měi​shí] #7,541
culinary delicacy
食用 [shí​yòng] #13,865
food product
食堂 [shí​táng] #11,460
dining hall
零食 [líng​shí] #8,895
between-meal nibbles
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 食べる [たべる] #184
to eat
⭐ 食う [くう] #785
to eat
⭐ 食事 [しょくじ] #795
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
⭐ 食べ物 [たべもの] #2,521
food
⭐ 夕食 [ゆうしょく] #3,234
evening meal
⭐ 食らう [くらう] #3,550
to eat
⭐ 食料 [しょくりょう] #4,154
food
⭐ 食材 [しょくざい] #4,182
foodstuff
⭐ 食欲 [しょくよく] #5,276
appetite (for food)
⭐ 食器 [しょっき] #5,726
tableware
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KOREAN WORDS (72)
식사 #2,411
meal
소식 #3,564
light eating; eating little
식당 #5,756
cafeteria; restaurant
식도 #9,723
gullet; esophagus
식량 #17,868
food
간식 #19,593
snack
주식 #21,435
staple
식탁 #23,467
dining table
식기 #29,550
dishes; tableware
생식 #31,729
eating raw
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