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Animated Stroke Order 食

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4.

How to Use 食

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 食 works in context.

Words for food

The character 食 means food in these compound nouns.

食物 • shí wù • food • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 食

HSK words that contain this character.

美食 • měi shí • culinary delicacy

HSK 3.0 · L4

měi美

shí

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 食 is used in context

jiàn健

kāng康

de的

yǐn饮

shí食

hěn很

Information

Pinyinshí

Meaningto eat; food

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Radical飠

Traditional食

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shí食

wù物

food

食品 • shí pǐn • foodstuff; food; provisions • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shí食

pǐn品

foodstuff; food; provisions

零食 • líng shí • snacks; nibbles between meals • HSK 5

HSK 5

líng零

shí食

snacks; nibbles between meals

Eating-related words

The character 食 relates to eating or appetite in these words.

食用 • shí yòng • to eat; to consume • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

shí食

yòng用

to eat; to consume

食欲 • shí yù • appetite • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shí食

yù欲

appetite

食堂 • shí táng • dining hall; cafeteria • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shí食

táng堂

dining hall; cafeteria

食

culinary delicacy

主食 • zhǔ shí • staple food

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhǔ主

shí食

staple food

粮食 • liáng shi • grain; cereals

HSK 5

liáng粮

shi食

grain; cereals

饮食 • yǐn shí • food and drink; diet

HSK 6

yǐn饮

shí食

food and drink; diet

素食 • sù shí • vegetarian food

HSK 6

sù素

shí食

vegetarian food

废寝忘食 • fèi qǐn wàng shí • to neglect sleep and forget about food [idiom]

HSK 6

fèi废

qǐn寝

wàng忘

shí食

to neglect sleep and forget about food [idiom]

zhòng重

yào要

。

Healthy diet is very important.

Mā妈

ma妈

zhào照

zhe着

shí食

pǔ谱

zuò做

dàn蛋

gāo糕

。

Mom follows the recipe to make a cake.

wǒ我

zài在

xué学

xiào校

shí食

táng堂

chī吃

wǔ午

fàn饭

。

I eat lunch in the school cafeteria.

Fǔ腐

bài败

wèn问

tí题

zhèng正

zài在

cán蚕

shí食

shè社

huì会

de的

xìn信

rèn任

jī基

chǔ础

。

Corruption is eroding the foundation of social trust.

zhè这

xiē些

shí食

wù物

hěn很

xīn新

xiān鲜

。

This food is very fresh.

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Characters pronounced "shi".

仕shìofficial; serve government
噬shìbite; gnaw; snap at
虱shīlouse; bug; parasite
氏shìfamily name, clan
恃shìrely on, presume on, trust to
始shǐbegin, start, commence

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "飠".

饕tāogluttonous, greedy, covetous
餐cānto eat; a meal

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