Dong Chinese dictionary

cān

eat

Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 𣦼 represents the sound.

Components

食 Meaning component

shí, sì

eat

𣦼 Sound component

cán

damaged

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cān

eat, dine; meal; food; to eat; classifier for meals

Most common words with 餐

Sources