Spot 食
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
食 component
shí · food; to eat
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 食
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue食Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 食 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
餐=
歺+又
飧=
夕
飨=
乡
飬=
龹
餍=
厌
養=
羊
餮=
殄
饗=
鄉
饕=
號
饔=
雍
饜=
厭
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 食 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
餐厅cāntīng
dining hall
HSK 3.0 · L4聚餐jùcāncommunal meal
HSK 3.0 · L4快餐kuàicānfast food
HSK 3.0 · L4晚餐wǎncānevening meal
HSK 3.0 · L4午餐wǔcānlunch
HSK 3.0 · L4早餐zǎocānbreakfast
HSK 3.0 · L4中餐zhōngcānlunch
HSK 3.0 · L4餐饮cānyǐnfood and beverage
HSK 3.0 · L5西餐xīcānWestern-style food
HSK 3.0 · L5套餐tàocānset meal
HSK 3.0 · L6用餐yòngcānto eat a meal
HSK 3.0 · L6风餐露宿fēngcān-lùsùlit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors
HSK 3.0 · L7-9