饰

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decoration; ornament; to decorate; to adorn; to hide; to conceal (a fault); excuse (to hide a fault); to play a role (in opera); to impersonate

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

巾 meaning “cloth” + 饣 sound ( shí )

Components 饣巾 ? unknown part

ornaments · Heisig RSH #2519

食 food + reclining + 巾 towel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
百合花饰	bǎi hé huā shì	fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)
文过饰非	wén guò shì fēi	(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
不加修饰	bù jiā xiū shì	undecorated; unvarnished; no frills
粉饰太平	fěn shì tài píng	to pretend that everything is going well
蓝饰带花	lán shì dài huā	blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)
后置修饰语	hòu zhì xiū shì yǔ	postmodifier (grammar)
前置修饰语	qián zhì xiū shì yǔ	premodifier (grammar)
装饰物	zhuāng shì wù	ornament; ornamentation
装饰道具	zhuāng shì dào jù	(theater) set dressing; trim prop
装饰品	zhuāng shì pǐn	ornament
修饰语	xiū shì yǔ	(grammar) modifier; qualifier; adjunct
头饰	tóu shì	head ornament
金饰	jīn shì	gold ornaments
花饰	huā shì	ornamental design
饰面	shì miàn	ornamental facing; veneer
文饰	wén shì	to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal errors; to …
饰物	shì wù	decorations; jewelry
修饰话	xiū shì huà	modifier (grammar)
内饰	nèi shì	interior decor
饰词	shì cí	excuse; pretext

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
饣 sound part	shí	food; to eat
馋	chán	greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous
饬	chì	order; command; give command