cān

eat

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

Components
食 meaning component

  Meaning component

shí

  

eat

𣦼 sound component

𣦼  Sound component

cán

  

damaged

Evolution

餐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
餐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
餐 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
餐 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
餐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cān

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

Most common words with 餐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

晚餐

dinner

meal

早餐

breakfast

餐厅

dining hall

午餐

lunch