Chinese Word: 饭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

饭 (Trad.: 飯)HSK 1

Pinyin: fàn

English Definition: cooked rice; Classifiers: 碗 ; meal; Classifiers: 顿 ; (loanword) fan; devotee

Chinese Definition:
①煮熟的谷类食品：大米饭。
②泛指人每天定时分次吃的食物：早饭。饭菜。饭馆。饭量。酒囊饭袋。
③吃饭，或给人饭吃：“饭疏食饮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣”。
④喂牲畜：饭牛。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 食

Pictophonetic: 反 indicates the sound; 饣 (food) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 饣 [ shí ] food; to eat
- 反 [ fǎn ] reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-

Similar Characters: 版板返钣炍

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吃饭	chī fàn	to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
饭店	fàn diàn	restaurant; hotel; Classifiers: 家	HSK 1
晚饭	wǎn fàn	evening meal; dinner; supper; Classifiers: 份
做饭	zuò fàn	to prepare a meal; to cook
午饭	wǔ fàn	lunch; Classifiers: 份

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1		tā men 他们 zài 在 nǎ 哪 ér 儿 chī 吃 zhōng 中 fàn 饭？ Where do they eat lunch?
2		chī 吃 wán 完 fàn 饭 zài 再 kàn 看 diàn shì 电视。 Have your dinner before you watch TV.
3		zài 在 lǎo rén 老人 de 的 yú shēng 余生 lǐ 里， měi 每 yī 一 dùn 顿 fàn 饭 dōu 都 shì 是 hé 和 jiā 家 rén 人 yì qǐ 一起 chī 吃。 For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family.
4		fàn qián 饭前 xǐ shǒu 洗手。 Wash your hands before meals.
5		duō shí 多时 yǐ 以 lái 来 tā 她 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 chī 吃 tā 她 qián fū 前夫 de 的 fàn 饭。 She's been dining off her former husband for days.

1		tā men 他们 zài 在 nǎ 哪 ér 儿 chī 吃 zhōng 中 fàn 饭？ Where do they eat lunch?
2		chī 吃 wán 完 fàn 饭 zài 再 kàn 看 diàn shì 电视。 Have your dinner before you watch TV.
3		zài 在 lǎo rén 老人 de 的 yú shēng 余生 lǐ 里， měi 每 yī 一 dùn 顿 fàn 饭 dōu 都 shì 是 hé 和 jiā 家 rén 人 yì qǐ 一起 chī 吃。 For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family.
4		fàn qián 饭前 xǐ shǒu 洗手。 Wash your hands before meals.
5		duō shí 多时 yǐ 以 lái 来 tā 她 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 chī 吃 tā 她 qián fū 前夫 de 的 fàn 饭。 She's been dining off her former husband for days.