食 · shí / sì · to eat
Learn the Chinese character 食 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 食.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 食
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 食.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 零食língshísnack
- 美食měishículinary delicacy
- 食品shípǐnfoodstuff
- 食堂shítángdining hall
- 食物shíwùfood
- 粮食liángshifoodstuff
- 食用shíyòngto eat
- 饮食yǐnshíeating and drinking
- 主食zhǔshístaple food
- 食欲shíyùappetite
- 衣食住行yī-shí-zhù-xínglit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 捕食bǔshíto prey on
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐn-wàngshí(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals
- 伙食huǒshífood
- 节衣缩食jiéyī-suōshíto save on food and clothing (idiom)
- 膳食shànshímeals
- 食宿shísùboard and lodging
- 素食sùshívegetarian food
Real usage
Example sentences with 食
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 食 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 食
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 食 mean in Chinese?
食 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to eat.
How do you pronounce 食?
食 is shown as shí / sì.
Is 食 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 食 is HSK 4 recognition character #283.
Can I practise writing 食?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 18 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #283.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.