饭 fàn — cooked rice; meal · English

饭

fàn

cooked rice; meal

At a glance · 饭

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「飯」从食，反声，本义为食用熟食。简体「饭」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为进食，亦指熟食、米饭。

Structure

形声字，从食（意符），反（fǎn）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinfàn

Radical饣

Strokes7

UnicodeU+996D

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English cooked rice; meal Cooked rice or a meal.

Français riz cuit; repas Riz cuit ou un repas.

Español arroz cocido; comida Arroz cocido o comida.

العربية أرز مطبوخ؛ وجبة أرز مطبوخ أو وجبة.

Русский варёный рис; еда Варёный рис или еда.

Common words

米饭mǐ fànrice
饭fànmeal

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