饭
饭 (fàn) means “meal”. It is made of 饣 + 反 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word.
Break 饭 into its parts
What 饭 is made of
- 饣 shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 反 fǎn — reverse
- 厂 chǎng — cliff
- 又 yòu — and
Origin hint: 饣 gives the meaning, 反 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
饭好了，快来吃吧！Fàn hǎo le, kuài lái chī ba!The food is ready, come and eat!
你吃早饭了吗？Nǐ chī zǎofàn le ma?Have you had breakfast?
Words with 饭
- 吃饭chīfànto eat a meal
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
- 米饭mǐfàncooked rice
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
- 午饭wǔfànlunch
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
Also built with 饣
Quick facts
| Pinyin | fàn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | meal; food; cooked rice |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 食 (eat, #184) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3.0 · Level 1 |
Questions about 饭
What does 饭 mean?
饭 (fàn) means “meal; food; cooked rice”.
How many strokes does 饭 have?
饭 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 饭?
The radical of 饭 is 食 (shí, “eat”), Kangxi radical number 184.
What parts make up 饭?
饭 is made of 饣 (food) and 反 (reverse).
Which HSK level is 饭?
饭 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1.
Learn 饭 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 4: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.