Left-side food radical, simplified three-stroke form of
食 (a covered bowl of grain). The indexing radical:
馅 is the filling stuffed inside dumplings, buns, mooncakes — the centre that makes
饺子 and
包子 into actual dishes. Same food-family:
饭 cooked rice,
饺 dumpling,
饼 flatbread,
饱 full,
饿 hungry,
饮 to drink.
