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
 
A cover is put on the good food.

Radicals

食 eat, foodA person 人 needs something good 良 to eat, whereby the two bottom lines can perhaps also be seen as chopsticks.
良 good




 Vocabulary

食指 shí zhǐ  forefinger; mouths to feed
食人鲨 shí rén shā  man-eating shark, great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
膳食 shàn shí  meal
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
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
食蚁兽 shí yǐ shòu  ant-eater (several different species)
喂食 wèi shí  to feed
吞食 tūn shí  to devour
饮食 yǐn shí  food and drink
食欲 shí yù  appetite
食用 shí yòng  food product; to use as food; edible
 

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