膳 (shàn): meals
膳 (shàn) is a Chinese character meaning “meals.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 善 (phonetic). It ranks #2872 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 膳 meat. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- meals
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膳食noun | shàn shí | meals |
| 用膳verb | yòng shàn | to dine |
| 药膳noun | yào shàn | medicinal cuisine |
| 膳魔师 | shàn mó shī | Thermos (brand) |
| 膳食纤维noun | shàn shí xiān wéi | dietary fiber |
| 御膳房noun | yù shàn fáng | imperial kitchen |
膳 appears in 6 compound words: 50 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 膳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们膳字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men shàn zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "膳."
我们的中医药文化体验项目，可以教大家制作香囊、药皂、药膳等。
wǒ men de zhōng yī yào wén huà tǐ yàn xiàng mù , kě yǐ jiào dà jiā zhì zuò xiāng náng , yào zào , yào shàn děng .
Our Traditional Chinese Medicine cultural experience program teaches participants how to make scented pouches, herbal soaps, and medicinal dishes.
四川实现校园膳食监督家长委员会全覆盖
sì chuān shí xiàn jiào yuán shàn shí jiān dū jiā cháng wěi yuán huì quán fù gài
Sichuan Achieves Full Coverage of Parent Committees for School Meal Oversight
膳食纤维补充要循序渐进 高纤食物少食多餐防...
shàn shí qiàn wéi bǔ chōng yāo xún xù jiān jìn gāo qiàn shí wù shǎo shí duō cān fáng . . .
Increase dietary fiber intake gradually; eat high-fiber foods in small portions throughout the day to prevent...
四川全省中小学校均已建立校园膳食监督家长委员会
sì chuān quán shěng zhōng xiǎo xué jiào jūn yǐ jiàn lì jiào yuán shàn shí jiān dū jiā cháng wěi yuán huì
All primary and secondary schools across Sichuan Province have established parent committees to oversee school meals.
湖南膳养堂十周年盛典在云南完美收官
hú nán shàn yǎng táng shí zhōu nián shèng diǎn zài yún nán wán měi shōu guān
Hunan Shanyang Tang’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Concluded Successfully in Yunnan
您吃了什么样的膳食？
Nín chī le shénmeyàng de shànshí?
What kind of meal did you eat?
你要吃多点含膳食纤维的食物。
Nǐ yào chī duō diǎn hán shànshí xiānwéi de shíwù.
You need to eat more fiber.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (meat) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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