fàn
noun HSK 1 #1,515

Meanings

  1. 1 cooked rice
  2. 2 meal

Characters

(food) + (fǎn) phonetic — the food you keep coming back to

Examples

Nǐ chīfàn le ma?
Have you eaten?
Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.
Let's go eat.
Jīntiān shéi zuòfàn?
Who's cooking today?

Tips

culture
吃饭?(Have you eaten?) is a traditional Chinese greeting, showing concern for the other person's well-being. It doesn't necessarily require a literal answer.
usage
can mean either cooked rice specifically or a meal in general. 吃饭 means to eat (a meal), 做饭 means to cook, 早饭/午饭/晚饭 = breakfast/lunch/dinner.

Stroke Order

fàn