Common Meanings
1
shí食
to eat; food; appetite
他今天食欲不振，什么都不想吃。
He has a poor appetite today and doesn't feel like eating anything.
Food; eatables; provisions; anything to eat.
我妈妈总是准备很多美味的食品给我们吃
My mom always prepares a lot of delicious food for us to eat.
Emolument, salary, or means of livelihood (often referring to income or provisions).
他工作不仅是为了谋食，更是为了实现自己的价值
He works not just for a living, but more to realize his own value.
An eclipse; a phenomenon when a celestial body is obscured by another, such as a solar or lunar eclipse.
昨晚，我们观测到了一次美丽的月食。
Last night, we observed a beautiful lunar eclipse.
2
sì食
To feed (someone), especially a child or infant, often referring to a mother or wet nurse feeding a baby.
她耐心食其子。
She patiently fed her child.
3
yì食
Used as a component in personal names, pronounced 'yì', as in the historical figure 'Li Yiji' (郦食其) from the Han Dynasty.
史书中记载了许多像郦食其一样足智多谋的人物.
History books record many resourceful figures like Li Yiji.