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吃饭

Traditional: 吃飯

chī fàn

HSK 3.0 · 1

chī fàn · hek3 faan6 (Jyutping)

  1. to have a meal
  2. to eat
  3. to make a living

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

吃

Meaning
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿰口乞
Cangjie
RON
Four-corner
6801.7

饭

Meaning
cooked rice; food, meal
Radical
饣
Strokes
7
Components
⿰饣反
Cangjie
NVHE
Four-corner
2274

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