食 (shí) · the eat radical

食 is radical number 184 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. It means “eat”, has 9 strokes, and is often written as 饣 inside other characters. It appears in 7 HSK 1–4 characters on Hanzi Grove.

HSK 1 characters with 食 (3)

• 饭fànrice
• 饿èhungry
• 馆guǎnpublic building

HSK 2 characters with 食 (4)

• 食shífood
• 餐cānto eat
• 饱bǎoto eat till full
• 饺jiǎostuffed dumplings