食 shí

食 (shí) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

食 means food / to eat in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	food / to eat
Spanish	comida / comer
Portuguese	comida / comer
French	nourriture / manger
German	Essen / essen
Italian	cibo / mangiare
Russian	еда / есть
Arabic	طعام / يأكل
Hindi	भोजन / खाना
Indonesian	makanan / makan
Vietnamese	thức ăn / ăn
Japanese	食べ物
Korean	음식 / 먹다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 食 loaded.

Characters at the same level