飠 (shí) - Food radical — a Chinese radical meaning 'food'

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shí ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 飠

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Food radical — a Chinese radical meaning 'food' or 'to eat', used as a component in characters related to eating, food, or meals.

Food radical — a Chinese radical meaning 'food'

Usage highlights

Food radicalRadical 184Simplified food radicalCharacters with food radicalEat radical

Synonyms

  • 食— food; to eat (traditional form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This radical appears in many food-related characters (飠字旁).
  • It's the simplified form of the traditional radical 食.
  • Characters with this radical often relate to eating (飠部字).

Collocations

  • Food radical(飠字旁)
  • Radical 184(飠部)
  • Simplified food radical(简体食部)
  • Characters with food radical(含飠部首的字)
  • Eat radical(食字旁)

Idioms

  • Not applicable as this is a radical component

Cultural background

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  • Derived from the character 食 meaning 'food' or 'to eat'
  • Used as a radical in simplified Chinese characters
  • Represents concepts related to nourishment and consumption

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