馋

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gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

饣 meaning “eat” + 饣 sound ( shí )

Components 饣兔 ? unknown part

gluttonous · Heisig RSH #2890

食 food + hare + ice

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
馋人	chán rén	to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton
眼馋肚饱	yǎn chán dù bǎo	to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
眼馋	yǎn chán	to covet; to envy
解馋	jiě chán	to satisfy one's craving
嘴馋	zuǐ chán	gluttonous; ravenous
馋嘴	chán zuǐ	gluttonous; glutton
馋鬼	chán guǐ	glutton; greedy pig
馋猫	chán māo	(humorous) person with a strong appetite; greedy eater (used playfully)
馋嘴蛙	chán zuǐ wā	sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce
馋涎欲滴	chán xián yù dī	lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy
馋涎欲垂	chán xián yù chuí	see 饞涎欲滴\|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]
贪馋	tān chán	gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid
馋痨	chán láo	gluttony

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
饣 sound part	shí	food; to eat
饰	shì	to decorate, to adorn; ornament
饬	chì	order; command; give command