食
HSK 2
食 (shí): eat, meal, food
shí
eat, meal, food
Pinyin
shí
HSK Level
Level 2
Characters
1
English Meaning
eat, meal, food
How to Write 食 (shí)
食 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 食
A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人
What 食 is Made Of
食 is built from 2 components:
人man, person
良good, virtuous, respectable
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Words Using 食
Common Chinese words that contain 食:
粮食
liángshi
素食
sùshí
零食
língshí
食物
shíwù
饮食
yǐnshí
废寝忘食
fèiqǐnwàngshí
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