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食

shí

eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 2 · TOCFL Novice 2
Frequency
No. 716
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What 食 means

to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse; to feed (a person or animal)

Pictographic: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人

Made of 人 + 良

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