Dine, a Chinese character in China, is pronounced as cān, which is a pictophonetic character with the word "eat" on the side.

The original meaning is eating, speaking, dining, swallowing, elegance, dining, eating and dialect. I noticed that "a daily meal is a meal, and a meal is a meal". Extend three meals, catering, etc.

The main meaning of this word refers to eating, such as tableware, restaurants, dinners and camping. Also refers to dinner, such as breakfast, western food, etc.

Glyph evolution:

The pictophonetic word Shuo Wen: "Eat and swallow it. From food, sound. " The original intention is to eat. Poetry Feng Wei Vatan: "He is a gentleman, but he is not a vegetarian." Extended to eat, also extended to bear, endure, used as a quantifier, such as "three meals a day."

It means to eat or eat. In ancient Chinese, the word "food" was often used. The word "Shi", which is synonymous with "Shi", appeared late and has not been seen in ancient Chinese characters before the pre-Qin period. The earliest glyph seen today is Xiao Zhuan.

Word combinations during meals:

1, picnic [yě cān]? Take food to the suburbs to eat. ?

2. Restaurant [cā n ancient n]? A shop where the public can eat snacks, drinks or meals. ?

3. Dinner [Jü cā n]? A more formal light meal, usually provided for groups in public canteens, such as club parties or business meetings. ?

4. Lunch [wǔ cān]? Lunch.

5. Dinner [Zhengān]? Lunch or dinner.

6. dinner [w m 4 n c ā n]? A meal at the end of the day. ?

7. Fast food? (Name) Can quickly provide customers with meals, such as hamburgers, lunch boxes, etc.

8. Tableware [cān jù]? Porcelain, glassware, silverware and other banquets or wine sets.

9. Add a meal [jiā cān]? Eat dinner outside the main meal. (name) refers to adding meals: the quality of students has improved significantly.

10, catering [yê ng cā n]? (Move) Eat (mostly used in more formal occasions): ~ Time | * * * Same as ~.