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Meaning of 饭
Pinyin
fàn
Radical
饣
Strokes
7
Definition
food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal
Usage
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饭 (fàn)
1. 煮熟的谷类食品。
[En.] Cooked cereals, especially rice.
2. 泛指人每天定时分次吃的食物。
[En.] Generally refers to the food eaten at specific times throughout the day.
3. 吃饭，或给人饭吃。
[En.] To eat (a meal) or to feed someone.
4. 喂牲畜。
[En.] To feed livestock.
饭 (fàn) [动]
【本义】: 吃饭
[En.] Original meaning: to eat.
1. 同本义 ([En.] eat)
引例:
1. 《说文》：饭，食也。
[En.] “Fan, means to eat.”
2. 《礼记·玉藻》：饭飱者三饭也。
[En.] “Those who eat share three meals.”
3. 《汉书·朱买臣传》：呼饭饮之。
[En.] “He called out to feed him.”
4. 《论语·述而》：饭疏食，饮水。
[En.] “Eat simple food and drink water.”
5. 《孟子·尽心下》：饭糗(干粮)茹草。
[En.] “Eating dry food and chewing herbs.”
6. 宋· 辛弃疾《永遇乐·京口北固亭怀古》：廉颇老矣，尚能饭否?
[En.] “Is Lian Po, old as he is, still able to eat?”
例:
又如: 尚能饭否; 饭粥(吃粥); 饭蔬(吃蔬菜).
2. 给人喂饭或喂牲口 ([En.] feed)
引例:
1. 《史记·淮阴侯列传》：有一漂母见信饥，饭信。
[En.] “A beggar saw him hungry and fed him.”
2. 《楚辞·九章·惜往日》：吕望屠于朝歌兮，宁戚歌而饭牛。
[En.] “Lü Wang butchered in Chao Ge, while Ning Qi sang and fed the cattle.”
例:
又如: 饭牛(饲牛); 饭僧(施舍饭食给僧人).
3. 含。古代将米贝珠玉之类放入死者口中 ([En.] keep in the mouth)
引例:
1. 《周礼·典瑞》：共饭玉。注:“碎玉以杂米也。”
[En.] “To feed jade; meaning to mix broken jade with rice.”
例:
又如: 饭玉(饭含。古时把碎玉杂米放入死者口中); 饭腥(把生米填入死人口中); 饭米(填入死者口中的米).
饭 (fàn) [名]
1. 煮熟的谷类食物，多指米饭([En.] cooked cereals, especially rice)
引例:
1. 《礼记·曲礼上》：毋抟饭。
[En.] “Do not knead rice.”
2. 汉· 刘向《列女传》：父时为将，身所奉饭者以十数。
[En.] “When my father was a general, those who served him meals were more than ten.”
2. 又泛指为了满足饥饿或食欲，在一个特定的时间吃进的一份食物。
[En.] Also refers to a portion of food eaten at a specific time to satisfy hunger or appetite.
例:
如: 早饭; 中饭; 一天三顿饭; 饭车(运饭的车); 饭肴(丰盛的饭菜); 饭头(寺院里的伙食管理人).
3. 比喻无用之人 ([En.] person of good-for-nothing).
例:
如: 饭袋(讥讽只会吃饭而不学无术的人); 饭袋酒囊(讥人只知吃喝，不学无术).
lit. big rice pan / communal feeding / fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution)
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Input Method for 饭
Pinyin
fan4
Wubi
qnrc
Cangjie
nvhe
Zhengma
oxpx
Four Corner
22747
Unicode
U+996d
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