fàn

cooked rice

CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee

food (饣) + sound fàn (反) = cooked rice or a meal

The food radical (饣) carries the meaning — this is something you eat. 反 mainly provides the sound fàn and does not add semantic content here.

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妈妈每天都做给我们吃。

māma měi tiān dōu zuò fàn gěi wǒmen chī。

Mom cooks meals for us every day.

你吃了吗?我们一起去餐厅吧。

nǐ chī fàn le ma?wǒmen yìqǐ qù cāntīng ba。

Have you eaten yet? Let's go to a restaurant together.

Words with 饭

御饭团

yù fàn tuán

onigiri (Japanese-style riceball)

盖浇饭

gài jiāo fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

长城饭店

cháng chéng fàn diàn

Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登|喜来登)

酒囊饭袋

jiǔ náng fàn dài

wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing

酒足饭饱

jiǔ zú fàn bǎo

to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content

酒饭

jiǔ fàn

food and drink

金饭碗

jīn fàn wǎn

secure and lucrative job

铁饭碗

tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

长期饭票

cháng qī fàn piào

(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life

开饭

kāi fàn

to serve a meal

鸡蛋炒饭

jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

电饭煲

diàn fàn bāo

rice cooker

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