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)

4 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 饤dìng

    display food for show only

    5 strokes

  • 饥jī

    (bound form) hungry

    5 strokes

  • 饦tuō

    used in 餺飥|馎饦[bo2 tuo1]

    6 strokes

  • 饧xíng

    maltose syrup

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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