Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

cān

餐

餐

Preparing animation…

measure word (events)

Numbered pinyin
can1
English meanings
m.[event]

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top (Left–right arrangement: left 歺; right 又.); bottom 食.

  • Top

    ⿰
    Explore parts · Left–right
  • Bottom

    食
    Explore parts · Top–bottom

Meaning & sound clues

食 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “food”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⿰歺又食

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    chī吃zǎocān早餐。

    Eat breakfast.

  2. 02

    yī一cān餐fàn饭。

    A meal.

  3. 03

    wǔcān午餐。

    Lunch.

  4. 04

    wǎncān晚餐。

    Dinner.

  5. 05

    kuàicān快餐。

    Fast food.

  6. 06

    jù聚cān餐。

    A group meal.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 中餐
  • 午餐
  • 套餐
  • 就餐
  • 快餐
  • 早餐
  • 晚餐
  • 用餐
  • 西餐
  • 野餐
  • 风餐露宿
  • 餐厅
  • 餐桌
  • 餐饮
  • 餐馆