吃 chī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 乞 to beg
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
吃饭
chīfàn
to eat, to have a meal
Characters in this word
饭 fàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 饣 — food
- Made of
- 饣 food 反 reverse, opposite
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们去吃饭吧。 Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba. Let's go and eat.
- 你吃饭了吗？ Nǐ chīfàn le ma? Have you eaten?
- 我在饭馆吃饭。 Wǒ zài fànguǎn chīfàn. I eat at a restaurant.