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Information of 食

Pinyin shí、 sì、 yì

Radical

飠

Strokes

9 strokes

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Definition

animal feed / eat / food, to feed

食 [shí] 名词 1. 吃。 Eat. 2. 吃的东西。 Food. 3. 俸禄。 Official's salary. 4. 日月亏缺或完全不见的现象。 Eclipse of the sun or moon. 本义: 饭，饭食 Original meaning: Rice, food. 造字法: 会意。从饣皀，饣声。 Character formation: Pictophonetic, combining the 'eat' radical and another component. 释义: 1. 同本义 (cooked cereals，especially rice; food) Same as original meaning: Cooked cereals, especially rice; food. 2. 粮食 (grains) Grains. 3. 食物的通称 (food) General term for food. 4. 食禄，俸禄 (official's salary) Official's salary. 5. 食墨亦简作“食”。龟卜的术语。古代龟卜兆与墨画重合叫“食墨”，为吉兆 (omen) Also known as "eating ink," a term from turtle shell divination, indicating a good omen. 6. 亏损。后作“蚀” (loss) Loss; later written as "蚀." 7. 特指日蚀或月蚀 (eclipse) Specifically refers to solar or lunar eclipse. 动词 1. 吃 (eat) Eat. 2. 靠着吃饭;赖以为生。引申为依赖、依靠 (depend on; rely on) To feed oneself; rely on others; dependent. 3. 享受;受 (enjoy) To enjoy; receive. 4. 垦耕 (reclaim) To cultivate land. 5. 背弃(诺言) (go back on) To break a promise. 6. 接受，采纳 (accept) To accept. 7. 祭献，享祀 (offer sacrifice) To offer sacrifices. 8. 另见 sì; yì See also: sì; yì. 额外使用 1. 拿东西给人吃。 To give food to someone. 2. 拿东西给人吃：～母（乳母）。 To give food to someone: wet nurse. 用于人名 1. 用于人名。 Used in personal names. 2. 用于人名：郦～其（jī）（中国汉代人）。 Used in a name: Li Shiqi (a person from the Han dynasty of China).

吸食 xī shí

to suck / to take in

食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn

Can't swallow

吃食 chī shí

to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed

吞食 tūn shí

to devour

食品 shí pǐn

foodstuff / food / provisions / CL:種|种[zhong3]

啄食 zhuó shí

(of a bird) to peck at food

喂食 wèi shí

to feed

因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

食堂 shí táng

dining hall / CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1]

伙食費 huǒ shí fèi

food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)

厌食 yàn shí

anorexia

厌食症 yàn shí zhèng

anorexia

食不厌精 shí bù yàn jīng

One does not object to the finest food.

宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí

to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters

食宿 shí sù

board and lodging / room and board

寝食不安 qǐn shí bù ān

feel uneasy even when eating and sleeping

废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work

寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān

lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled

寝食 qǐn shí

sleeping and eating

寻食 xún shí

Hunting

副食品 fù shí pǐn

non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)

忌食 jì shí

diet

拒食 jù shí

apastia / food refusal

食欲不振 shí yù bù zhèn

inappetence / loss of appetite / anepithymia / be off one's oats

捕食 bǔ shí

to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food

食蚁兽 shí yǐ shòu

ant-eater (several different species)

摄食 shè shí

to consume

保健食品 bǎo jiàn shí pǐn

health food

食欲 shí yù

appetite

伙食 huǒ shí

food / meals