The character 餐 — “meal”: how to write it and what it means
meal, food
The Chinese character 餐 is read cān and means “meal, food”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 餐
餐 has 16 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 餐, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 餐 is made of
At the bottom, 食 — “food”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 餐
- 早餐breakfastHSK 4
- 午餐lunchHSK 4
- 晚餐dinnerHSK 4
- 餐厅restaurantHSK 4
- 快餐fast foodHSK 4
- 聚餐eat together, have a group mealHSK 4
- 中餐Chinese foodHSK 4
- 西餐Western foodHSK 5
- 餐饮food service, food and drinkHSK 5
- 用餐have a meal, dineHSK 6
- 套餐set meal; plan (package)HSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 餐?
餐 has 16 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 餐 mean?
餐 means “meal, food”. It appears in 早餐 (“breakfast”), 午餐 (“lunch”), 晚餐 (“dinner”), 餐厅 (“restaurant”).
How do you pronounce 餐?
餐 is read cān. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 餐 have?
16 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 餐 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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