Chinese symbol for “meals”
膳食
shàn shí
meals; food
The closest CC-CEDICT match for meals is 膳食 (shàn shí), defined as: meals; food.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “meals”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 膳食.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 药膳 (藥膳) | yào shàn | medicinal cuisine |
| 用膳 | yòng shàn | to dine |
| 御膳房 | yù shàn fáng | imperial kitchen |
| 膳食纤维 (膳食纖維) | shàn shí xiān wéi | dietary fiber |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 粮食 (糧食) | liáng shi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
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.