Spot 饣
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
饣 component
shí · food; eating
A simplified side form of 食 used in characters about food, meals, hunger, and eating.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 饣
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 饣 to guess the broad meaning area: food; eating.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue饣Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Look for a food or eating idea before memorizing the full form.
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 饣 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
饿=
+我
饭=
+反
饼=
+并
饱=
+包
饶=
+尧
馋=
+兔
饥=
+几
饧=
+昜
饬=
+力
饪=
+壬
饨=
+屯
饩=
+气
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 饣 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
饭fàn
cooked rice
HSK 3.0 · L1饭店fàndiànrestaurant
HSK 3.0 · L1饺子jiǎozidumpling
HSK 3.0 · L1米饭mǐfànChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1晚饭wǎnfànevening meal
HSK 3.0 · L1午饭wǔfànlunch
HSK 3.0 · L1早饭zǎofànbreakfast
HSK 3.0 · L1做饭zuòfànto prepare a meal
HSK 3.0 · L1饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant
HSK 3.0 · L2饱bǎoto eat till full
HSK 3.0 · L3宾馆bīnguǎnguesthouse
HSK 3.0 · L3饿èhungry
HSK 3.0 · L3