饭

• 拼音: fàn
• 汉字拆解: 饭 = 饣(food) + 反 (reverse, phonetic) — cooked rice, a meal

含义

Meal; cooked rice; food. Refers to cooked rice specifically or meals in general.

Can mean both cooked rice (吃饭, eat rice/meal) and meals in general. 吃饭 is the most common way to say 'eat a meal' and is used as a greeting (你吃饭了吗？). Compounds include 早饭 (breakfast), 午饭 (lunch), 晚饭 (dinner), 做饭 (cook).

例句

1. 我们去吃饭吧。
2. 妈妈在做饭。
3. 你吃饭了吗？

用法指南

语境: food, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 吃饭了吗？(Have you eaten?)
• 晚饭吃什么？(What's for dinner?)

错误说法

• 吃了饭食 (Redundant — 饭 already means food or meal; don't add 食 after it)

起源与历史

Composed of 饣(food radical) and 反 (reverse, phonetic) — food prepared for eating, specifically cooked rice.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal