食
食
“food”
Radical: 食
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 4
How 食 is built — stacked top over bottom
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
良
component
Origin
A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人
Words with 食
食品 shí pǐn — foodstuff
粮食 liáng shi — foodstuff
零食 líng shí — between-meal nibbles
食物 shí wù — food
素食主义 sù shí zhǔ yì — vegetarianism
饮食 yǐn shí — food and drink
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