餐 cān to eat
to eat; to dine; meal; food
怎么记住“餐”: 歺 death + 又 again + 食 food = to eat. The dog lies under the table, bored to death, while Grandpa, fork in hand, sits down again to his food, ready to eat.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
餐 = 𣦼 pierce + 食 food
- 𣦼 pierce sound
- 歺 death
- 又 again
- 食 food meaning
The dog lies under the table, bored to death, while Grandpa, fork in hand, sits down again to his food, ready to eat.
How it came to be
Food gives the meaning and the top part the sound; the word first meant to swallow.
用法
- 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.
含“餐”的词语
- 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
例句
- 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.