to eat; food
Animated Stroke Order 食
Stroke Order Diagrams 食
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HSK Vocabulary: 食
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 食 is used in context
1
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
yǐn饮
shí食
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
Healthy diet is very important.
2
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.
3
zhè这
xiē些
shí食
wù物
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
This food is very fresh.
4
wǒ我
men们
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
chī吃
liáng粮
shí食
。
We need to eat grain every day.
5
nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
zhǒng种
liáng粮
shí食
。
The farmer uncle grows grain in the field.
6
liáng粮
shí食
shì是
rén人
mín民
shēng生
huó活
de的
bì必
xū需
pǐn品
，
guó国
jiā家
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
shì视
liáng粮
shí食
ān安
quán全
。
Grain is essential for people's lives, and the country attaches great importance to food security.
7
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
líng零
shí食
。
I like to eat snacks.
8
mā妈
mā妈
zài在
chāo超
shì市
mǎi买
le了
yī一
xiē些
líng零
shí食
。
Mom bought some snacks at the supermarket.
9
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
zhǔn准
bèi备
yī一
xiē些
líng零
shí食
。
When watching movies, we usually prepare some snacks.
10
zhè这
shì是
shí食
wù物
。
This is food.
Information
Traditional食
Radical飠
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1085
Zhuyinㄕˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+98DF
CangjieOIAV
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality