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食

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to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #262 U+98DF

How 食 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人

components: 人 良

How to remember it

food · Heisig RSH #1154

halo + umbrella — as a component also called: food

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 食

WordPinyinMeaning
小食中心 xiǎo shí zhōng xīn (Malaysia) food court
食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic without having a …
食人 shí rén man-eating (beast); to eat people; fig. to oppress the people
食水 shí shuǐ (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
生食 shēng shí to eat raw; raw food
食人鱼 shí rén yú piranha
美食家 měi shí jiā gourmet
小食 xiǎo shí snack; nibbles
食性 shí xìng diet (of an animal); food preferences; eating habits (of a person)
草食动物 cǎo shí dòng wù herbivore
食草动物 shí cǎo dòng wù herbivore
食安 shí ān food safety (abbr. for 食品安全[shi2 pin3 an1 quan2] or 食物安全[shi2 wu4 an1 quan2])
食品加工机 shí pǐn jiā gōng jī food processor
食指大动 shí zhǐ dà dòng (idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food
食物中毒 shí wù zhòng dú food poisoning
面食 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
食法 shí fǎ cooking method
食物 shí wù food
主食 zhǔ shí staple food
外食族 wài shí zú people who regularly eat out