饮
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to drink
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,206 U+996E
How 饮 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
饣 (semantic, “food”) + 欠 (phonetic, qiàn)
How to remember it
beverage · Heisig RSH #2520
食 food + yawn
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 欠
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 欠 (qiàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠 sound component | qiàn | to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft, pliable, flexible; weak |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast |
| 坎 | kǎn | pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis |
| 钦 | qīn | to respect, to admire; royal |
| 砍 | kǎn | to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell |
| 炊 | chuī | meal; to cook, to steam |
| 嵌 | qiàn | valley, ravine; to fall into; to inlay, to set in |
| 芡 | qiàn | Gorgon plant, fox nut |
| 欿 | kǎn | sad, gloomy, discontent |
| 肷 | qiǎn | the area between the waist and hips |
Words containing 饮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如人饮水，冷暖自知 | rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī | the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-a… |
| 饮水机 | yǐn shuǐ jī | water dispenser; water cooler; drinking fountain |
| 饮酒作乐 | yǐn jiǔ zuò lè | drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red |
| 饮水器 | yǐn shuǐ qì | water dispenser |
| 饮用水 | yǐn yòng shuǐ | drinking water; potable water |
| 酒水饮料 | jiǔ shuǐ yǐn liào | drink (on a menu) |
| 饮水思源 | yǐn shuǐ sī yuán | lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their … |
| 直饮水 | zhí yǐn shuǐ | water that is safe to drink directly |
| 一饮而尽 | yī yǐn ér jìn | to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) |
| 能量饮料 | néng liàng yǐn liào | energy drink |
| 酒精饮料 | jiǔ jīng yǐn liào | alcoholic beverage |
| 纸包饮品 | zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn | juice box; drink in a carton; Tetra Pak drink |
| 饮水 | yǐn shuǐ | to drink water; drinking water |
| 饮水 | yìn shuǐ | to give water (to animals) |
| 功能饮料 | gōng néng yǐn liào | functional beverage |
| 百胜餐饮集团 | Bǎi shèng Cān yǐn Jí tuán | Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc. |
| 饮流怀源 | yǐn liú huái yuán | lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their … |
| 饮酒驾车 | yǐn jiǔ jià chē | drink and drive (moderately high blood alcohol concentration) |
| 饮用 | yǐn yòng | drink; drinking or drinkable (water) |
| 热饮 | rè yǐn | hot drink |