喰 (cān) - To eat & to consume

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cān ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

喰 · cān

To eat;

to consume;

archaic or variant form of 餐 (cān) or 食 (shí).

To eatto consumearchaic or variant form of 餐 (cān) or

Usage highlights

To eat a mealTo devour fleshGluttonous ghostTo consume greedilyTo eat and drink

Synonyms

  • 食— to eat
  • 吃— to eat
  • 餐— meal; to eat

Antonyms

  • 吐— to vomit
  • 呕— to vomit

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He devoured the meal (喰饭).
  • The beast preys on flesh (喰肉).
  • A gluttonous person (喰鬼).

Collocations

  • To eat a meal(喰饭)
  • To devour flesh(喰肉)
  • Gluttonous ghost(喰鬼)
  • To consume greedily(喰噬)
  • To eat and drink(喰饮)

Idioms

  • Wolf down food(狼吞虎喰)
  • Devour the weak(弱肉强喰)

Cultural background

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  • Rarely used in modern standard Chinese; appears in classical texts or dialects.
  • Used in Japanese kanji with similar meaning (eat).
  • Sometimes appears in fantasy or martial arts contexts for dramatic effect.

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