食 (sik6 zi6 ji6 | shi2 yi4 {si4}) : eat

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食

sik6 zi6 ji6

shi2 yi4 {si4}

[粵]sik6 [國]shi2
[1] [v] to eat ; [2] [n] meal, food ; [3] [v] to swollow ; [4](Syn. 蝕) a loss, a deficit, eclipse
[5] [n] appetite ; [6] [v] (Syn.飼) to feed ; [7][n] livelihood, living ; [8] (old usage) salary, pay
[9] [n.] (archaic. 食貨) finance and economy ; [10] Kangxi radical 184

[粵]zi6 [國] si4
[v] (Syn.蝕)to feed

[粵]ji6 [國] yi4
(when used in a person's name)

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: (#184)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

食

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 05:56

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食品 sik6 ban2 shi2 pin3 = food

日食 jat6 sik6 ri4 shi2 = solar eclipse

月食 jyut6 sik6 yue4 shi2 = lunar eclipse

食嘢 sik6 je5 = to eat something 粵

嘢食 je5 sik6 = food 粵

食物 sik6 mat6 shi2 wu4 = food; foodstuff

飲食 jam2 sik6 yin3 shi2 = food and drink; to eat and drink

食飯 sik6 faan6 = to have a meal 粵

好食 hou2 sik6 = delicious; tasty 粵

搵食 wan2 sik6 = to earn a living; to look for food 粵
See all 262 compounds (CantoDict reports 275 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 69 examples containing 食

嗰間餐廳啲嘢好好食㗎！粵
The food at that restaurant is excellent!

你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵
Do you want to eat beef or pork?

你鍾唔鍾意食花生㗎？粵
Do you like to eat peanuts?

你想食麵定係食飯呀？粵
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

我唔食肉。我食蔬。粵
I don't eat meat. I am a vegetarian.

我今日未食早餐粵
I haven't eaten breakfast yet today

我今日唔會食早餐粵
Today I'm not going to eat breakfast

太多嘢食喇！粵
Too much food!
[If it is obvious that food is being talked about, the more general 太多嘢喇！ would probably be preferred.]

今晚食乜餸？粵
What are the side dishes for dinner?

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

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