Character

食

shí HSK 4

食 shí HSK 4

1. to eat
2. to eat a meal (specifically)
3. food; grain; provisions
4. animal feed; fodder
5. edible; used for eating or seasoning
6. solar or lunar eclipse

Words using 食 as shí (18)

Structure & writing

食 shí — to eat

食 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 4

餐 cān to eat (a meal)

consists of

1 人 rén — human being; a higher animal that makes and uses tools

人 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

会 huì to gather; to come together 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves) 认 rèn to recognize; to distinguish

HSK 2

从 cóng (lit.) to follow

HSK 3

合 hé to close; to shut; to bring together (opposite of 开)

HSK 4

众 zhòng many; numerous (opposite of "寡") 内 nèi inside; interior (opposite of "外") 队 duì line; column; procession 食 shí to eat

HSK 5

企 qǐ to stand on tiptoe 珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 舍 shě to give up; to abandon 齿 chǐ tooth; the organ for chewing food in the mouths of humans and some animals

HSK 6

仓 cāng warehouse, storehouse for grain or other goods 闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly

HSK 7

囚 qiú to imprison; to incarcerate 淤 yū to silt up; to become clogged with sediment 禽 qín general term for birds

2 良 liáng — good; excellent

良 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 4

娘 niáng (colloq.) mother 浪 làng wave; billow on rivers, lakes, or seas 食 shí to eat

HSK 5

粮 liáng grain; food crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, etc.) 郎 láng ancient official title

HSK 6

朗 lǎng bright, well-lit 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)

HSK 7

嚼 jiáo to chew; to masticate 酿 niàng to brew or ferment (using fermentation)

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