馋
gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,894 U+998B
How 馋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
饣 (semantic, “eat”) + 饣 (phonetic, shí)
How to remember it
gluttonous · Heisig RSH #2890
食 food + hare + ice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 饣
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 饣 (shí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饣 sound component | shí | food; to eat |
| 饰 | shì | to decorate, to adorn; ornament |
| 饬 | chì | order; command; give command |
Words containing 馋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 馋人 | chán rén | to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton |
| 眼馋肚饱 | yǎn chán dù bǎo | to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom) |
| 眼馋 | yǎn chán | to covet; to envy |
| 解馋 | jiě chán | to satisfy one's craving |
| 嘴馋 | zuǐ chán | gluttonous; ravenous |
| 馋嘴 | chán zuǐ | gluttonous; glutton |
| 馋鬼 | chán guǐ | glutton; greedy pig |
| 馋猫 | chán māo | (humorous) person with a strong appetite; greedy eater (used playfully) |
| 馋嘴蛙 | chán zuǐ wā | sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce |
| 馋涎欲滴 | chán xián yù dī | lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy |
| 馋涎欲垂 | chán xián yù chuí | see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1] |
| 贪馋 | tān chán | gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid |
| 馋痨 | chán láo | gluttony |