Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 𣦼 represents the sound.
Components
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Historical Evolution
餐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
餐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
餐
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
餐
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
餐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
餐 [cān]
meal; to eat; classifier for meals
Japanese
dining
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (112)
晚餐 [wǎncān] #1,208
evening meal
早餐 [zǎocān] #2,027
breakfast
餐厅 [cāntīng] #1,876
dining hall
餐厅 [cāntīng] #1,876
dining hall
午餐 [wǔcān] #1,841
lunch
餐馆 [cānguǎn] #2,165
restaurant
餐馆 [cānguǎn] #2,165
restaurant
餐饮 [cānyǐn] #17,507
food and beverage
餐饮 [cānyǐn] #17,507
food and beverage
大餐 [dàcān] #7,066
great meal
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
晩餐 [ばんさん] #17,710
dinner (esp. a formal one)
晩餐会 [ばんさんかい] #21,459
banquet
最後の晩餐 [さいごのばんさん] #42,022
the Last Supper
聖餐 [せいさん] #57,637
Holy Communion
正餐 [せいさん] #69,754
(Western-style) banquet
午餐 [ごさん] #82,826
lunch
昼餐 [ちゅうさん] #113,709
luncheon
聖餐式 [せいさんしき] #126,552
Holy Communion
午餐会 [ごさんかい] #139,750
luncheon party
粗餐 [そさん] #185,160
plain meal
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KOREAN WORDS (1)