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饭碗 (fàn wǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

饭碗 (fàn wǎn) is a Chinese word: rice bowl; job; livelihood. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 饭碗

名 míng noun

rice bowl; job; livelihood

他担心失去这份工作，丢了饭碗。

tā dān xīn shī qù zhè fèn gōng zuò diū le fàn wǎn

He worries about losing this job and losing his livelihood.

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Word breakdown

饭 fàn — rice, meal, food; represents sustenance and daily living

Words with this character (11)
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碗 wǎn — bowl; the container, forming the metaphor for one's means of living

Structure & writing
1 饭 fàn — cooked rice or grain

饭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 饣 shí — food/eating radical
饣 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain 饺 jiǎo dumpling (crescent-shaped stuffed dough)
HSK 2
馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests
HSK 3
饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol 饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry) 饿 è hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 4
饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed) 馒 mán steamed bun (see 馒头, a leavened, dome-shaped bread with no filling)
HSK 6
饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱) 馈 kuì to give as a gift, to present
HSK 7
蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 饪 rèn to cook food 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed 饵 ěr cake; pastry 饶 ráo abundant, plentiful
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馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving 馅 xiàn filling (meat, vegetables, sugar, etc. inside dumplings, pastries, or other foods)
1.2 反 fǎn — to flip over; to turn upside down
反 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain
HSK 3
板 bǎn a flat, hard piece of material (board, plank, slab)
HSK 5
版 bǎn printing plate made of wood or metal with text or images 返 fǎn to return, to go back
HSK 7
叛 pàn to defect; to betray one's side and join the enemy 扳 bān to pull or press (a fixed end) downward or inward to change direction 贩 fàn to buy and sell goods for profit

Stroke order

2 碗 wǎn — bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)

碗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)
石 is a component in 30 characters
HSK 3
矿 kuàng mineral resources 码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)
HSK 4
研 yán to grind finely 破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete 础 chǔ foundation stone; stone base placed beneath a pillar 硕 shuò large; tall and big 确 què accurate; true; factual
HSK 5
硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软) 碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing 碎 suì to break into pieces; to shatter 碰 pèng to collide; to bump into something
HSK 6
砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc. 砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct 碳 tàn carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)
HSK 7
岩 yán steep cliff 拓 tuò to open up (land, roads) 砌 qì to lay bricks or stones with mortar 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something 碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker
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碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 磁 cí magnetism; the property of attracting iron, nickel, cobalt and other metals 磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 磊 lěi (lit.) numerous and scattered in disorder (see "磊落") 磋 cuō (lit.) to carve or polish ivory into objects 磕 kē to knock against something hard 磨 mó to rub; to wear away 礁 jiāo reef; rock near the water surface in sea, river, or lake
2.2 宛 wǎn — winding, curved, tortuous
宛 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)
HSK 7
婉 wǎn indirect and gentle in expression 惋 wǎn to feel sympathy or regret for another's misfortune 腕 wàn wrist; ankle

Stroke order