Memory phrase for the character: 食
食
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Meaning
to eat, food, to feed
Pronunciation
shí, sì
Explanation
Top: a cover , below: good 良
Mnemonic
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A cover is put on the good food.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
食指
shí zhǐ
forefinger; mouths to feed
2143
食人鲨
shí rén shā
man-eating shark, great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
9227
膳食
shàn shí
meal
8355
食荼卧棘
shí tú wò jí
to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
7336
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
7181
食蚁兽
shí yǐ shòu
ant-eater (several different species)
6502
喂食
wèi shí
to feed
5313
吞食
tūn shí
to devour
4915
饮食
yǐn shí
food and drink
4522
食欲
shí yù
appetite
3831
食用
shí yòng
food product; to use as food; edible
3371
食用
shí yòng
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