HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
吃饭
To eat a meal; to have food.
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Why does 吃饭 look like this?
'吃' (chī) features the 'mouth' radical (口) combined with a phonetic part, while '饭' (fàn) combines the 'food' radical (飠/饣) with a phonetic element (反). Together, they visually represent the act of putting food into your mouth!