Unit: Hanzis #1661—#1680 Previous Lesson: 良 Lesson: 食 Next Lesson: 眼
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食

食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
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食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
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食 character breakdown

亽
jí = ji + Ø2
archaic variant of 亼[ji2]
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亽
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
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艮
gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
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艮
gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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良
liáng = li + ang2
good / very / very much
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人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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