餐 cān to eat
to eat; to dine; meal; food
How to remember 餐: 歺 bare bones + 又 again + 食 food = to eat. The dog chews on bare bones while Grandpa, fork in hand, sits down again to his food, ready to eat.
Component breakdown
餐 = 𣦼 + 食 food
- 𣦼
- 歺 bare bones
- 又 again
- 食 food
The dog chews on bare bones while Grandpa, fork in hand, sits down again to his food, ready to eat.
How it is used
- A meal/to dine - 早餐 (zǎocān) breakfast, 午餐 (wǔcān) lunch, 晚餐 (wǎncān) dinner.
- 餐 is the more formal/written meal word; the everyday spoken equivalent is 饭 (fàn), as in 吃饭 (chīfàn).
- 快餐 (kuàicān) fast food, 西餐 (xīcān) Western cuisine, 聚餐 (jùcān) a group meal.
Words with 餐
- 餐厅cāntīngdining hallHSK 4
- 中餐zhōngcānlunchHSK 4
- 午餐wǔcānlunchHSK 4
- 快餐kuàicānfast foodHSK 4
- 早餐zǎocānbreakfastHSK 4
- 晚餐wǎncānevening mealHSK 4
- 聚餐jùcāncommunal mealHSK 4
- 西餐xīcānWestern-style foodHSK 5
- 餐饮cānyǐnfood and beverageHSK 5
- 套餐tàocānset mealHSK 6
- 用餐yòngcānto eat a mealHSK 6
- 就餐jiùcānto dineHSK 7
- 野餐yěcānpicnicHSK 9
- 风餐露宿fēngcān-lùsùliterally to eat in the open air and sleep outdoorsHSK 9
Example sentences
- 她在吃早餐。 Tā zài chī zǎocān.She's eating her breakfast.
- 他提前到了餐厅。 Tā tíqián dàole cāntīng.He arrived at the restaurant in advance.
- 今天的早餐是烤面包。 Jīntiān de zǎocān shì kǎomiànbāo.Today's breakfast is toast.
- 这家餐厅的环境很不错。 Zhè jiā cāntīng de huánjìng hěn búcuò.The restaurant is quite nice inside.