饭 Stroke Order — How to Write 饭
饭 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
饭 Radical and Character Components
饭 is a phono-semantic compound: 饣 (food) carries the meaning, while 反 indicates the sound.
Radical: 饣 + 4 more strokes
饭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- fàn
Meanings of 饭 in Chinese
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fàn饭
cooked cereal food, especially rice
我喜欢吃热腾腾的大米饭。
I like to eat hot, steaming rice.
Refers to food or a meal, typically consumed at scheduled times daily, as in breakfast or a general meal.
这顿饭菜真好吃。
This meal is truly delicious.
To eat a meal; to take food. Often used in the compound "吃饭" (chīfàn).
忙碌了一天，回家好好吃顿饭。
After a busy day, go home and have a good meal.
To feed livestock or farm animals; to provide food for animals.
牧人清晨就去饭羊群了
The shepherd went to feed the flock in the early morning.
Common Words and Phrases with 饭
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A person who only eats and drinks and does no useful work; a gluttonous idler.
他曾经是个很有抱负的年轻人，可惜后来交友不慎，逐渐沦为一个饭坑酒囊。
He was once an ambitious young man, but unfortunately, he fell in with bad company and gradually became nothing but a glutton and a drunkard.
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To have only to open one's mouth to be fed; to lead an easy life with everything provided.
他从小被宠坏了，习惯了饭来开口，从来不知道自己动手丰衣足食的道理。
Having been spoiled since childhood, he is accustomed to being spoon-fed and has never understood the principle of self-sufficiency.
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appetite; amount of food one eats at a meal
我的饭量最近变大了，一顿饭能吃两碗米饭。
My appetite has increased recently; I can eat two bowls of rice at one meal.
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a good-for-nothing; a useless person; a mere idler
他整天无所事事，简直就是一个饭囊衣架，家里人都对他很失望。
He idles away his days, practically a good-for-nothing; his family is deeply disappointed in him.
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eating house; small restaurant
这家饭铺的菜味道很好，价格也实惠。
The food at this small restaurant tastes very good, and the prices are reasonable.
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To live a simple and frugal life, content with poverty and valuing principles over material comforts.
他虽然家境普通，却乐于饭蔬饮水，潜心学问。
Although his family background was ordinary, he was content with a simple diet of vegetables and water, devoting himself to his studies.
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canteen or cafeteria, especially in a school or workplace
我们今天中午在学校的饭堂吃饭。
We ate lunch in the school canteen today.
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dining hall
我们家的饭厅很大，可以同时容纳十个人用餐。
Our dining room is very large and can accommodate ten people dining at the same time.
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A bucket for rice, often used metaphorically to describe a useless person or a good-for-nothing.
他整天无所事事，真是个饭桶。
He does nothing all day; he's truly a good-for-nothing.
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Literally a rice bowl; metaphorically, one's job or livelihood, often implying a source of income.
他很珍惜自己的饭碗，工作一直很努力。
He cherishes his job and always works very hard.
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A traditional Chinese food steamer, often made of bamboo, used for cooking rice.
奶奶用老旧的饭甑蒸了一锅香喷喷的米饭。
Grandma used the old rice steamer to steam a pot of fragrant rice.
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A relatively large restaurant.
我们家逢年过节都会去城里那家有名的饭庄吃饭。
Our family goes to that famous grand restaurant in the city for meals during festivals.
More words with 饭
- mǐ米fàn饭cooked rice
- wǔ午fàn饭Lunch; midday meal.
- zuò做fàn饭To cook or prepare a meal.
- zǎo早fàn饭breakfast
- bāo包fàn饭board, meals provided
- chá茶fàn饭meal, food and drink
- è饿fàn饭to go hungry
- gài盖fàn饭Rice bowl, Dish served over rice
- hé盒fàn饭Boxed lunch, Bento
- jiǔ酒fàn饭food and drink
- kè客fàn饭set meal, fixed-price meal
- liú留fàn饭save a meal, keep food for someone
- nián年fàn饭Reunion dinner, Chinese New Year's Eve dinner
- pài派fàn饭Serve meals, Distribute meals
- pào泡fàn饭cooked rice soaked in water or soup
- pēn喷fàn饭Hilarious, Side-splitting
- tǎo讨fàn饭to beg for food
- yào要fàn饭to beg for food or money; to beg
- yè夜fàn饭Supper; dinner
- zhāi斋fàn饭Vegetarian meal, Monastic vegetarian meal
Idioms with 饭
- fàn饭lái来zhāng张kǒu口to be spoon-fed
- bǎ把fàn饭jiào叫jī饥take an unneeded action
- bái白chī吃gān干fàn饭to be a freeloader
- cán残gēng羹shèng剩fàn饭leftovers or scraps
- cán残tāng汤lěng冷fàn饭leftovers
- chá茶fàn饭wú无xīn心too worried to eat or drink
- chá茶yú余fàn饭hòu后leisure time
- chī吃dà大guō锅fàn饭egalitarian distribution regardless of contribution
- chī吃sì四fāng方fàn饭adaptable and resourceful, make a living anywhere
- chī吃xiàn现chéng成fàn饭enjoy ready-made benefits without working
- chuān穿yī衣chī吃fàn饭basic necessities of life
- cū粗chá茶dàn淡fàn饭live a simple and frugal life
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Open the tool →Questions about 饭
What does 饭 mean in Chinese?
饭 (fàn) means “cooked cereal food” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 饭?
饭 is pronounced fàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 饭 have?
饭 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 饭?
饭 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 饭?
The radical of 饭 is 饣, and 饭 is a phono-semantic compound.