餐

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meal; to eat; classifier for meals

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

food

Components 歺又食

dine · Heisig RSH #1156

magic wand + 夕 evening + crotch + 食 food

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一日三餐	yī rì sān cān	to have three meals a day
工作餐	gōng zuò cān	working meal
餐后酒	cān hòu jiǔ	digestif
飞机餐	fēi jī cān	in-flight meal
餐前酒	cān qián jiǔ	aperitif
百乐餐	bǎi lè cān	potluck meal
圣餐台	shèng cān tái	(Christian) altar
大餐	dà cān	sumptuous meal; banquet
中餐	zhōng cān	lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food; CL:份[fen4],頓\|顿[dun4]
餐会	cān huì	dinner party; luncheon
分餐	fēn cān	to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at t…
西餐	xī cān	Western-style food; CL:份[fen4],頓\|顿[dun4]
出餐	chū cān	(of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal; to dish out the food
餐车	cān chē	dining car; diner
中国餐馆症候群	Zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún	Chinese restaurant syndrome
秀色可餐	xiù sè kě cān	a feast for the eyes (idiom); (of women) gorgeous; graceful; (of scenery) beautiful
餐点	cān diǎn	food; dish; meal
点餐	diǎn cān	(at a restaurant) to order a meal; (of a waiter) to take an order
加餐	jiā cān	to have an extra meal; snack
用餐	yòng cān	to eat a meal