Chinese symbol for “restaurant”
饭店
fàn diàn
Traditional: 飯店
restaurant; hotel; measure word: 家 (jiā)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for restaurant is 饭店 (fàn diàn), defined as: restaurant; hotel; measure word: 家 (jiā).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “restaurant”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 餐馆 (餐館) | cān guǎn | restaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 酒楼 (酒樓) | jiǔ lóu | restaurant |
| 酒家 | jiǔ jiā | restaurant; bartender |
| 饭馆 (飯館) | fàn guǎn | restaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 料理店 | liào lǐ diàn | restaurant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 饭店.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃饭 (吃飯) | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 做饭 (做飯) | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook |
| 晚饭 (晚飯) | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 午饭 (午飯) | wǔ fàn | lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 早饭 (早飯) | zǎo fàn | breakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 书店 (書店) | shū diàn | bookstore; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “restaurant”.
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.