飠
marks characters to do with food · Kangxi radical 184 · variant of 食
marks characters to do with food, eating, and feeding people
The old graph showed a footed bowl of grain with a cover set over it — the pointed top is the lid, and the rounded shape beneath is the vessel holding the food. In the modern squeezed-down left-hand form 飠 you can still read it top to bottom: the small 人-like roof is the lid, and the parts under it are the bowl and its contents. It is the side-form of the standalone character 食 "food, eat," which keeps the same picture in a wider shape.
飠 at a glance
- Meaning
- marks characters to do with food
- Strokes
- 8
- Characters
- 44
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 184
- Variant of
- 食
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 飠 mean?
飠 means "marks characters to do with food". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 飠?
44 characters in this dictionary contain 飠.
Is 飠 a radical?
Yes — 飠 is Kangxi radical 184, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 飠 have?
飠 is written in 8 strokes.