食衣住行 shíyīzhùxíng basic necessities of life Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 食 shí noun food food; a meal; animal feed; grain; things to eat衣 yī noun clothing (bound form) clothing; clothes; garment住 zhù verb to live to live; to reside; to stay; to dwell行 xíng verbnoun to go to walk; to go; to travel; (bound form) relating to travel or a journey