shí

common

Meaning of

食 means to eat; to take food; to have meals; to dine. Pronounced shí.

  • to eat; to take food
  • to have meals; to dine
  • food; edibles

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

měi
tiān
zǎo
shàng
dōu
yào
shí
ròu
bāo
zi
dāng
zǎo
cān
 

He eats meat buns for breakfast every morning.

shēng
jiàn
men
yīng
duō
shí
xīn
xiān
shū
cài
lái
bǎo
chí
jiàn
kāng
 

Doctors advise us to eat more fresh vegetables to stay healthy.

Zhè
zhī
xiǎo
māo
zhèng
zài
shí
wǎn
de
liáng
liào
 

This little kitten is eating cat food from its bowl.

Kōng
shí
shuǐ
guǒ
duì
cháng
wèi
hǎo
 

Eating fruit on an empty stomach is bad for your digestive system.

zài
wài
shí
le
xiē
guǒ
chōng
 

He ate some wild fruits in the wild to satisfy his hunger.