Rice, a standard first-class word (commonly used word) in modern Chinese, is pronounced as cān in Mandarin, which was first seen in the era of Xiao Zhuan in Qin Dynasty. It belongs to six pictophonetic characters. The basic meaning of the word "rice" is eating, such as tableware and restaurants; The extended meaning is diet, food, such as breakfast and western food.
In daily use, "rice" is often used as a quantifier, referring to a meal, such as three meals a day.
Related words: picnic, restaurant, dinner, restaurant, tableware, dinner, fast food, catering, dining car, catering.
Related idioms: fatal meal, drinking wind dew, forgetting to eat, insomnia, wanting to eat more, forgetting to eat in anger, wind sucking dew.