- 食 verbto eatto eat; to consume; to have a meal
- bitter vegetable(bound form) a bitter edible plant such as the common sowthistle; a symbol of bitterness or hardship
- 卧 臥 verbto lie downto lie down; to crouch or sit (of animals or birds); to be in a horizontal position
- 棘 nounthorns(bound form) thorns; any thorny or prickly plant; bushes with thorns