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HSK 1 word · noun

饭

fàn

meal; cooked rice

Traditional: 飯

Stroke order

See how to write 饭

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饭

7 strokes

Example sentence

我吃饭。

Wǒ chī fàn.

I eat a meal.

More sentences with 饭

我吃米饭。

Wǒ chī mǐfàn.

I eat rice.

我们去饭店。

Wǒmen qù fàndiàn.

We go to a restaurant.

我已经吃饭了。

Wǒ yǐjīng chī fàn le.

I have already eaten.

他连早饭都没吃。

Tā lián zǎofàn dōu méi chī.

He did not even eat breakfast.

Character breakdown

饣

food

+

反

reverse

=

饭

meal

Food (饣) served in return (反) — a meal.

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Frequently asked questions about 饭

What does 饭 mean?
饭 (fàn) means "meal; cooked rice" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
What is the traditional form of 饭?
The traditional Chinese form of 饭 is 飯.
How many strokes does 饭 have?
饭 has 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 饭 in?
饭 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.