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餐 (cān): To eat — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 餐

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 餐 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 餐

餐 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
餐=歺remains, bones+食food

The sun (日) sets over a hill (歺), and a hand (又) brings food (食) — to eat a meal.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 餐

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 餐

HSK words that contain this character.

餐厅

cān tīng

canteen

HSK 4

中餐

zhōng cān

lunch

HSK 3.0 L4

午餐

wǔ cān

lunch

HSK 3.0 L4

套餐

tào cān

set meal

HSK 3.0 L6

就餐

jiù cān

Have a meal / Dine

HSK 3.0 L7-9

快餐

kuài cān

fast food

HSK 3.0 L4
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早餐

zǎo cān

breakfast

HSK 3.0 L4

晚餐

wǎn cān

evening meal

HSK 3.0 L4

用餐

6.

Example Sentences

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

wǒ我
men们
qī七
diǎn点
yì一
qǐ起
chī吃
wǎn晚
cān餐
。

We will have dinner together at seven o'clock.

wǒ我
men们
jīn今
wǎn晚
qù去
xīn新
kāi开
de的
cān餐
qǐng请
bǎ把
cān餐
jù具
bǎi摆
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
zi

Information

Pinyincān
Meaningto eat
Strokes16
Radical飠
Traditional餐
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1086
Zhuyinㄘㄢ
UnicodeU+9910
CangjieYEOIV
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yòng cān

to eat a meal

HSK 3.0 L6

聚餐

jù cān

to have a group dinner; to dine together

HSK 3.0 L4

西餐

xī cān

Western-style food

HSK 3.0 L5

野餐

yě cān

Picnic

HSK 3.0 L7-9

风餐露宿

fēng cān lù sù

Live rough / Endure exposure to the elements

HSK 3.0 L7-9

餐饮

cān yǐn

food and beverage

HSK 3.0 L5
tīng厅
chī吃
fàn饭
。

We are going to the newly opened restaurant for dinner tonight.

子
shàng上
。

Please place the tableware on the table.

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