Chinese symbol for “lunch”
午餐
wǔ cān
lunch; luncheon; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lunch is 午餐 (wǔ cān), defined as: lunch; luncheon; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lunch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 午饭 (午飯) | wǔ fàn | lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food |
| 中饭 (中飯) | zhōng fàn | lunch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 午餐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 午夜 | wǔ yè | midnight |
| 午饭 (午飯) | wǔ fàn | lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 餐厅 (餐廳) | cān tīng | dining hall; dining room |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì) |
| 餐馆 (餐館) | cān guǎn | restaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lunch”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.