⾷

eat

shí (shi2)

Radical no. 184 · 9 strokes (第 184 部首 · 9 画 dì 184 bùshǒu · 9 huà)

Radical ⾷ (shí) — meaning: eat, 9 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

A pictograph from oracle-bone script depicting a bowl or vessel containing food. The form evolved into the modern shape representing the meanings of "eat" or "food".

Mnemonic: Visualize this radical as a bowl or vessel of food with an open mouth ready to eat.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

70 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 𫗦bù

    used in 餔子|𫗦子[bu4 zi5]

    15 strokes

  • 馂jùn

    (literary) leftovers (of a meal)

    15 strokes

  • 饾dòu

    to set out food

    15 strokes

  • 𫗧sù

    pot of cooked rice

    15 strokes

  • 馓sǎn

    used in 饊子|馓子[san3 zi5]

    15 strokes

  • 馔zhuàn

    food

    15 strokes

  • 餐cān

    meal

    HSK 6

    16 strokes

  • 肴yáo

    variant of 肴[yao2]

    16 strokes

  • 饯jiàn

    farewell dinner

    16 strokes

  • 餠bǐng

    variant of 餅|饼[bing3]

    16 strokes

  • 𫗴zhān

    thick congee

    16 strokes

  • 糇hóu

    dry provisions

    17 strokes

  • 饧xíng

    maltose syrup

    17 strokes

  • 餮tiè

    (literary) greedy; gluttonous

    18 strokes

  • 饩xì

    grain ration

    18 strokes

  • 饄táng

    old variant of 糖[tang2]

    19 strokes

  • 𱃲yù

    variant of 飫|饫[yu4]

    19 strokes

  • 饶ráo

    rich

    HSK 7

    20 strokes

  • 饥jī

    (bound form) hungry

    20 strokes

  • 饔yōng

    (literary) cooked food

    22 strokes

  • 饕tāo

    (literary) greedy; gluttonous

    22 strokes

  • 馕náng

    naan

    25 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.