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
饭馆
fànguǎn
restaurant
Characters in this word
馆 guǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 饣 — food
- Made of
- 饣 food 官 official, public servant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 饭馆在哪？ Fàn guǎn zài nǎ? Where is the restaurant?
- 这家饭馆好。 Zhè jiā fàn guǎn hǎo. This restaurant is good.
- 我去饭馆吃。 Wǒ qù fàn guǎn chī. I go eat at a restaurant.