餐(cān)

HSK 216 strokes

meal

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Character information

Pinyin
cān
Meaning
meal; to eat; classifier for meals
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 餐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⿰歺又食

In this compound, the meaning comes from 食 (food).

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

Made of

歺è又yòu食shí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 餐 step by step

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

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Words with 餐

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

zhōng中cān餐
HSK 2

lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],顿

Open 中餐 page →
wǔ午cān餐
HSK 2

lunch

Open 午餐 page →
kuài快cān餐
HSK 2

fast food

Open 快餐 page →
zǎo早cān餐
HSK 2

breakfast

Open 早餐 page →
wǎn晚cān餐
HSK 2

evening meal; dinner

Open 晚餐 page →
tào套cān餐
HSK 4

set meal

Open 套餐 page →
jiù就cān餐
HSK 7-9

to dine; to have one's meal

Open 就餐 page →
yòng用cān餐
HSK 7-9

to eat a meal

Open 用餐 page →

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