馋 chán

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Traditional form

饞 chán

Contains the radical

饣 shí

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

eat

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰饣 shí ⿱兔 tù ？

Semantic compound

饣 shí

Phonetic compound

饣 shí

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这 zhè 孩子 háizi 不 bù 是肚子饿 è , 就是 jiù shì 馋嘴 chán zuǐ .

The boy cannot be hungry; it is sheer greedy.

他 tā 眼馋 yǎn chán 肚 dǔ 饱 bǎo .

His eyes are bigger than his belly.

他 tā 抬 tái 起 qǐ 头 tóu 来 lái , 一对 yī duì 贪婪 tānlán 的 de 眼光 yǎnguāng 露出 lù chū 馋涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī 的 de 神情 shén qíng .

He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.

那 Nā 本 běn 新 Xīn 出 chū 烹饪 pēngrèn 书 Shū 上 shǎng 的 de 实物 shí wù 照片 zhàopiàn 非常 fēicháng 诱人 yòu rén ,真 zhēn 使 shǐ 我 wǒ 馋 chán 欲 yù 滴 dī .

The photographs in that new recipe book really make my mouth water.

桌上的 de 东西 dōngxī 味道 wèidao 真 zhēn 好 hǎo , 我 wǒ 馋 chán 得 dé 直 Zhí 流 liú 口水 kǒu shuǐ .

That food on the table smells good; it makes my mouth water.

Explore 8 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 馋 chán in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
馋 chán	greedy	饞 chán
馋嘴 chán zuǐ	gluttonous	饞嘴
解馋 jiě chán	to eat to one's heart's content	解饞
眼馋 yǎn chán	to covet	眼饞
嘴馋 zuǐ chán	gluttonous	嘴饞
馋涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī	greedy	饞涎欲滴
贪馋 tān chán	gluttonous	貪饞
眼馋肚饱 yǎn chán dù bǎo	to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)	眼饞肚飽