飨

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(literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

食 meaning “food” + 乡 sound ( xiāng )

Components 乡食

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
以飨读者	yǐ xiǎng dú zhě	for the benefit of the reader
飨客	xiǎng kè	to entertain a guest
飨饮	xiǎng yǐn	to enjoy offered food and drink
尚飨	shàng xiǎng	I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)
赞飨	zàn xiǎng	(literary) sacrificial prayer to a deity
宴飨	yàn xiǎng	to host a banquet; feast; banquet; ceremony of sacrifice
宴飨	yàn xiǎng	variant of 宴饗\|宴飨[yan4 xiang3]
飨宴	xiǎng yàn	feast; banquet; (fig.) a treat; a grand experience (for the senses, mind, or spirit)

Characters sharing the sound component 乡 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
乡 sound part	xiāng	country, village; rural
芗	xiāng	fragrant, aromatic; the smell of herbs