Read Edit View history Discussion 饣 shí eat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 饣 is a component form of 食, which depicts a mouth (亼) eating from a food vessel (皀). Pinyin Separate values with commas shí × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 飠 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts an upside-down mouth. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 饣 Simp strokes 饣 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a food vessel. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 饣 Simp strokes 饣 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 饣 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 494, 795 ], [ 516, 779 ], [ 534, 754 ], [ 491, 630 ], [ 409, 486 ], [ 319, 380 ], [ 277, 351 ], [ 274, 343 ] ], [ [ 488, 561 ], [ 629, 596 ], [ 654, 597 ], [ 683, 584 ], [ 647, 512 ], [ 598, 439 ] ], [ [ 475, 453 ], [ 492, 442 ], [ 515, 401 ], [ 517, 281 ], [ 504, 159 ], [ 509, 124 ], [ 556, 140 ], [ 649, 209 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 392 505 Q 358 451 268 345 Q 259 338 271 337 Q 343 358 447 499 Q 471 541 483 557 L 494 577 Q 527 635 568 725 Q 575 741 581 749 Q 588 756 585 767 Q 582 777 566 789 Q 547 802 526 805 Q 501 809 490 805 Q 480 801 485 788 Q 512 710 406 526 Q 399 516 392 505 Z", "M 483 557 Q 501 547 587 564 Q 632 579 638 572 Q 642 569 638 561 Q 613 491 597 457 Q 591 444 590 437 Q 589 427 602 432 Q 615 439 672 506 Q 708 549 742 573 Q 761 585 748 599 Q 732 612 691 632 Q 678 636 634 618 Q 523 582 494 577 C 465 571 454 565 483 557 Z", "M 548 404 Q 554 417 544 429 Q 519 453 497 464 Q 478 471 469 465 Q 457 459 467 443 Q 503 361 486 204 Q 483 153 443 102 Q 430 86 438 63 Q 450 35 463 24 Q 476 15 489 33 Q 502 61 633 182 Q 652 195 656 206 Q 660 216 650 216 Q 638 216 541 160 Q 534 154 532 162 Q 544 271 544 357 Q 544 382 548 404 Z" ] } 3 strokes 饣 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 494, 795 ], [ 516, 779 ], [ 534, 754 ], [ 491, 630 ], [ 409, 486 ], [ 319, 380 ], [ 277, 351 ], [ 274, 343 ] ], [ [ 488, 561 ], [ 629, 596 ], [ 654, 597 ], [ 683, 584 ], [ 647, 512 ], [ 598, 439 ] ], [ [ 475, 453 ], [ 492, 442 ], [ 515, 401 ], [ 517, 281 ], [ 504, 159 ], [ 509, 124 ], [ 556, 140 ], [ 649, 209 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 392 505 Q 358 451 268 345 Q 259 338 271 337 Q 343 358 447 499 Q 471 541 483 557 L 494 577 Q 527 635 568 725 Q 575 741 581 749 Q 588 756 585 767 Q 582 777 566 789 Q 547 802 526 805 Q 501 809 490 805 Q 480 801 485 788 Q 512 710 406 526 Q 399 516 392 505 Z", "M 483 557 Q 501 547 587 564 Q 632 579 638 572 Q 642 569 638 561 Q 613 491 597 457 Q 591 444 590 437 Q 589 427 602 432 Q 615 439 672 506 Q 708 549 742 573 Q 761 585 748 599 Q 732 612 691 632 Q 678 636 634 618 Q 523 582 494 577 C 465 571 454 565 483 557 Z", "M 548 404 Q 554 417 544 429 Q 519 453 497 464 Q 478 471 469 465 Q 457 459 467 443 Q 503 361 486 204 Q 483 153 443 102 Q 430 86 438 63 Q 450 35 463 24 Q 476 15 489 33 Q 502 61 633 182 Q 652 195 656 206 Q 660 216 650 216 Q 638 216 541 160 Q 534 154 532 162 Q 544 271 544 357 Q 544 382 548 404 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.