(shí)

3 strokesTrad.

"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shí
Meaning
"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)
Strokes
3
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱?乚

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人

How to write step by step

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

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