饭馆

Why does 饭馆 look like this?

This word is made of two characters: 饭 (fàn) and 馆 (guǎn). 饭 combines '饣' (eat/food) with '反' (phonetic), meaning 'cooked rice or meal'. 馆 combines '饣' (eat/food) with '官' (official/public), originally referring to an official building or guesthouse where one could eat and stay. Together, they literally mean a 'food building'!