Ancient carved pictogram that became 饣

THE RADICAL SHED

The food radical

Radical · eating and meals

饣

A squeezed food pot. Rice, dumplings, hunger and restaurants.

14 of the 19 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

饭B1
饭fàncooked rice; meal饭店fàndiànrestaurant; hotel米饭mǐfàncooked rice晚饭wǎnfàndinner; supper
饺B1
饺子jiǎozidumpling
馆B2
饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant宾馆bīnguǎnhotel; guesthouse体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
饱B3
饱bǎofull after eating; satisfied饱和bǎohésaturated饱经沧桑bǎojīng-cāngsānghaving lived through many changes饱满bǎomǎnfull
饮B3
饮料yǐnliàodrink; beverage餐饮cānyǐnfood and beverage饮食yǐnshífood and drink; diet饮用水yǐnyòngshuǐdrinking water
饿B3
饿èhungry饥饿jī’èhungry; starving
饼B4
饼干bǐnggānbiscuit; cookie月饼yuèbingmooncake饼bǐnground flat cake
馒B4
馒头mántousteamed bun
饰B5
装饰zhuāngshìto decorate服饰fúshìapparel首饰shǒushìjewelry掩饰yǎnshìto cover up
馈B6
反馈fǎnkuìto give feedback回馈huíkuìto repay (a favor); to give back; feedback
饥B6
饥饿jī’èhungry; starving
饶B7
饶ráoto forgive饶恕ráoshùto forgive
饲B7
饲料sìliàofeed饲养sìyǎngto raise
馅B7
馅xiànfilling
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