食 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

食 English definition

shí

  • food
  • animal feed
  • to eat
  • eclipse

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : rock; phonetic 'dol' used in names (Korean kugja);
  • : ten; 10;
  • : hen roost;
  • : real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely;
  • : Japanese variant of 實|实;
  • : really; solid;
  • : to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral);
  • : o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period;
  • : clear water; pure;
  • : stoneware;
  • : rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1];
  • : stone shrine;
  • : to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode;
  • : to know; knowledge
  • : to eat' or 'food' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184);
  • : shad; Ilisha elongata;
  • : long-tailed marmot;
  • : a kind of rat;

Words containing 食, by HSK level