Chinese Word: 餐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

餐HSK 4

Pinyin: cān

English Definition: meal; to eat; classifier for meals

Chinese Definition:
①吃：餐具。餐厅。聚餐。风餐露宿。
②饭食：早餐。西餐。
③量词，指一顿饭：一日三餐。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 食

Pictophonetic:各 indicates the sound; 食 (food) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 歺 [ è ] evil, depraved, wicked
  - 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
- 食 [ shí ] food; to eat

Similar Characters: 餮

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餐厅HSK 4	cān tīng	dining hall; dining room; restaurant; Classifiers: 间
餐馆	cān guǎn	restaurant; Classifiers: 家
餐饮	cān yǐn	food and beverage; catering; repast
餐桌	cān zhuō	dining table; dinner table
早餐	zǎo cān	breakfast; Classifiers: 份

1		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
2		xī cān tīng 西餐厅 hěn 很 guì 贵。 Western restaurant is expensive.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 jiù 就 zài 在 zhè r 这儿。 The restaurant is right here.
4		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 wǎn cān 晚餐。 He is making dinner.
5		qǐng 请 ná 拿 yí tào 一套 cān jù 餐具。 Please bring me a set of tableware.

1		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
2		xī cān tīng 西餐厅 hěn 很 guì 贵。 Western restaurant is expensive.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 jiù 就 zài 在 zhè r 这儿。 The restaurant is right here.
4		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 zuò 做 wǎn cān 晚餐。 He is making dinner.
5		qǐng 请 ná 拿 yí tào 一套 cān jù 餐具。 Please bring me a set of tableware.