Rare & Complexmulti-layer structure

餐cān

meal; food; to eat

Meal, food, and eat senses stay on one page.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

multi-layer structure

Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

multi-layer structure · 餐

WHOLE CHARACTER

meal; food; to eat

Meal, food, and eat senses stay on one page.

食 supports food meaning; other pieces are shown structurally.

STRUCTURAL UPPER PIECE

Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.

In 餐: structural upper piece Historical upper source; rendered only as a labeled piece.

STRUCTURAL MIDDLE PIECE

again; right hand in older use

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 餐: structural middle piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

MEANING LOWER PIECE

food; to eat

Food-related clue in 餐.

In 餐: meaning lower piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

对 duì — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 餐.

汉 hàn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 餐.

欢 huān — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 餐.

鸡 jī — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 餐.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 30e2d37e8e4b2c86ee62df8ace465eb7ad19bc5327260475e926532a0fb4634a. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:32.814Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.