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fàn

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fàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fàn | fan4
English translation
food
cuisine
cooked rice
meal
CL: wǎn [wǎn], dùn
> dùn [dùn]
meal, food; cooked rice

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About fàn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

fàn

Contains the radical

shí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

food

Etymology of fàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

饣反

Semantic compound

shí

Phonetic compound

fǎn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using fàn

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

( ruò 米饭 mǐfàn shì shèng de Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn , yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi zhuǎn 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

利尔 jiù 这样 zhè yàng yòu 谨慎 jǐnshèn yòu 活跃 huóyuè de tóng 那个 nà ge 饭摊 pāo shǎng le .

Collier and I infested the grub tent with care and activity.

上班 shàngbān 之前 zhī qián 应该 yīnggāi chī bǎo 早饭 zǎo fàn .

You should eat your breakfast before going to work.

小王 chī wán fàn Hòu shēn shǎng jiù zhǐ xià shèng 三十 sān shí kuài Qián le .

After his meal, Xiao Wang had only 30 yuan left.

Words with fàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吃饭 chī fàn to eat吃飯
fàn meal fàn
晚饭 wǎn fàn dinner晚飯
午饭 wǔ fàn lunch午飯
饭店 fàndiàn hotel飯店
做饭 zuò fàn to cook做飯
早饭 zǎo fàn breakfast早飯
米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice米飯
饭菜 fàn cài food飯菜
饭碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl飯碗
稀饭 xī fàn porridge稀飯
饭馆 fàn guǎn restaurant飯館
年夜饭 nián yè fàn New Year's Eve family dinner年夜飯
煮饭 zhǔ fàn to cook煮飯
开饭 kāi fàn to serve a meal開飯
中饭 zhōng fàn lunch中飯
饭局 fàn jú banquet飯局
炒饭 chǎo fàn fried rice炒飯
家常便饭 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal家常便飯
饭桌 fàn zhuō dining table飯桌
盒饭 hé fàn meal in a partitioned box盒飯
饭桶 fàn tǒng (fig.) fathead飯桶
饭盒 fàn hé lunchbox飯盒
饭堂 fàn táng dining hall飯堂
要饭 yào fàn to beg (for food or money)要飯

fàn Decomposition & Compounds

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fàn Decomposition

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