食

shí

HSK 24 readings

“To eat” in Chinese is 食 (shí).

Other characters with the syllable shi: see all 42 →

Meaning

to eat
food
animal feed

Show 2 more meanings

eclipse
to feed (a person or animal)

Example

请自带食物。

Please bring your own food.

From 食物 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shíto eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
sìto feed (a person or animal)
yìto feed (archaic, variant of 饲)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 食

食物shíwùfoodHSK 2 美食měishículinary delicacyHSK 3 食品shípǐnfoodstuff; food; provisionsHSK 3 粮食liángshifoodstuffHSK 4 零食língshísnack; nibblesHSK 4 食堂shítángdining hall; cafeteriaHSK 4 饮食yǐnshíeating and drinkingHSK 5 食欲shíyùappetiteHSK 6

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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