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ㄕ ˊ

shí

food

食 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shí in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as sì.

  • 食
    ㄕ ˊ

    shí

    food

    • 亽
      ㄐㄧ ˊ

      jí

      • 人
        ㄖㄣ ˊ

        rén

        person

      • 丶
        ㄓㄨ ˇ

        zhǔ

        dot

    • 艮
      ㄍㄣ ˇ

      gěn

      limit

13 stories have been written about this character — see all
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A person who doesn't have a limit in food will gain weight.
by CLTCLily

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A person who eats food without a limit, is the type of people I want to hang out with.
by CLTCJamil

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Mahad likes to eat food and the limit of chicken for each person is not enough
by CLTCErik

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there is a limit to how much food a person can eat
by jilly

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One person has no limit when he consumes food.
by CLTCMatthewD

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 食

shí
sì

Definitions for 食 pronounced as shí

  • to eat
  • food
  • animal feed
  • eclipse

Definitions for 食 pronounced as sì

  • to feed

Vocabulary

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