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cān

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cān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cān | can1
English translation
meal
to eat
classifier for meals
to eat, to dine; meal, food

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About cān

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

cān

Contains the radical

shí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

food

Etymology of cān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰歺又食

Semantic compound

shí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and 𣦼 represents the sound.

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Example sentences using cān

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zài 转角 zhuǎn jiǎo chǔ de 餐饮 cān yǐn tān le bēi 百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè .

I had a pepsi at a refreshment booth round the corner.

一直 yīzhí 喜欢 xǐhuan 大餐 dà cān 之后 zhī hòu de 那种 nà zhǒng bǎo gǎn .

I've always disliked that feeling of fullness after a large meal.

那个 nà ge 卡车 kǎchē 司机 sījī 饿 è le , jiù 汽车 qì chē tíng zài 餐馆 cān guǎn 旁边 pángbiān .

When he hungered for food, the truck driver stopped at a restaurant.

午餐 wǔ cān yǒu liǎng píng 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ jiù gòu le .

Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch.

信封 xìnfēng 下面 xià miàn 还有 hái yǒu de yín 手镯 shǒu zhuó , Bāo zài 餐巾纸 cān jīn zhǐ .

His silver bracelet was wrapped in tissue paper at the bottom of the envelope.

Words with cān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
晚餐 wǎn cān dinner晚餐 wǎn cān
cān meal cān
早餐 zǎo cān breakfast早餐 zǎo cān
餐厅 cāntīng dining hall餐廳
午餐 wǔ cān lunch午餐 wǔ cān
餐馆 cān guǎn restaurant餐館
餐饮 cān yǐn catering餐飲
大餐 dà cān great meal大餐 dà cān
餐桌 cān zhuō dining table餐桌 cān zhuō
用餐 yòng cān to eat a meal用餐 yòng cān
快餐 kuài cān fast food快餐 kuài cān
餐具 cān jù tableware餐具 cān jù
聚餐 jù cān communal meal聚餐 jù cān
野餐 yě cān picnic野餐 yě cān
自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet自助餐 zì zhù cān
中餐 Zhōng cān Chinese meal中餐 Zhōng cān
就餐 jiù cān to dine就餐 jiù cān
餐巾 cān jīn napkin餐巾 cān jīn
快餐店 kuài cān diàn fast food shop快餐店 kuài cān diàn
进餐 jìn cān to have a meal進餐
西餐 xī cān Western-style food西餐 xī cān
正餐 zhèng cān full meal正餐 zhèng cān
餐车 cān chē diner餐車
套餐 tào cān set meal套餐 tào cān
一日三餐 yī rì sān cān to have three meals a day一日三餐 yī rì sān cān

cān Decomposition & Compounds

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cān Decomposition

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cān Compounds

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