饭
饭
“meal”
Radical: 饣
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 1
How 饭 is built — side by side
饣
Food radical (饣) · shí zì páng
The food radical: 饭 meal, 饿 hungry, 饱 full.
反
reverse
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
The story behind 饭
Food radical (饣) + 反 (fǎn, sound) = meal, rice (饭).
💡 吃饭 (chīfàn) = to eat (a meal). 饭店 (fàndiàn) = restaurant.
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