Learn a Chinese Character - 食 (Shí) - Food/Eat

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 饣（食字旁） (radical: food)

笔画数: 9 (9 strokes)

结构分解: 象形字，像盛食物的器皿（上半部分为“亼”表覆盖，下半部分为“皀”表谷物），本义指食物或吃 (pictogram resembling a food container ("亼" for cover, "皀" for grain), originally meaning food or eat)

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shí (second tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

食作名词时指食物（如"美食"）；作动词时指吃（如"进食"） (Noun: food (e.g., "delicious food"); Verb: eat (e.g., "have a meal"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 食物 (shí wù) - food
• 吃饭 (chī fàn) - eat a meal
• 食品 (shí pǐn) - foodstuff
• 食欲 (shí yù) - appetite

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作名词时可受形容词修饰（如"新鲜的食物"）；作动词时接宾语（如"食水果"）；常与"物""饭"等词搭配（如"食物""吃饭"） (Noun: modified by adjectives (e.g., "fresh food"); Verb: followed by object (e.g., "eat fruit"); often paired with "物/饭" (e.g., "food/meal"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国文化中"民以食为天"（饮食是生存根本），饮食文化丰富（如八大菜系）；"食"也延伸为精神需求（如"知识食粮"），体现对物质与精神满足的重视 (In Chinese culture, "Food is the first necessity of the people" (diet is fundamental to survival). Chinese cuisine is diverse (e.g., eight major cuisines). "食" also extends to spiritual needs (e.g., "intellectual nourishment"), reflecting the emphasis on both material and spiritual satisfaction)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"食"的字形像一个盖着盖子的器皿，里面装着食物，想象打开盖子就能看到食物，通过"器皿+食物"的画面轻松记住"食"的含义 ("食" resembles a covered container with food inside. Imagine opening the cover to see food, associating "container + food" to remember the meaning of "食")