饭(fàn)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 飯

cooked rice

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Character information

Pinyin
fàn
Meaning
cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:顿; (loanword) fan; devotee
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
飯

Origin & structure

Where 饭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰饣反

In this compound, the meaning comes from 饣 (food); 反 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

饣shí反fǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 饭 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 饭

Common words using 饭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wǔ午fàn饭
HSK 1

lunch

Open 午饭 page →
chī吃fàn饭
HSK 1

to have a meal

Open 吃饭 page →
zǎo早fàn饭
HSK 1

breakfast

Open 早饭 page →
wǎn晚fàn饭
HSK 1

evening meal

Open 晚饭 page →
mǐ米fàn饭
HSK 1

(cooked) rice

Open 米饭 page →
fàn饭diàn店
HSK 1

restaurant

Open 饭店 page →
zuò做fàn饭
HSK 2

to prepare a meal

Open 做饭 page →
fàn饭guǎn馆
HSK 2

restaurant

Open 饭馆 page →

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From 饭’s common words

午吃早晚米店做馆

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