飯

See also: 饭

飯 U+98EF, 飯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-98EF ← 飮 [U+98EE] CJK Unified Ideographs 飰 → [U+98F0]

飯 U+FA2A, 飯 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA2A ← 﨩 [U+FA29] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 飼 → [U+FA2B]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

飯 (Kangxi radical 184, 食+4, 13 strokes in Chinese, 12 strokes in Japanese, Cangjie input 人戈竹水 (OIHE), four-corner 8174₇, composition ⿰飠反(GHTJV) or ⿰𩙿反(K))

Derived characters

• 𪾗

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1417, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44064
• Dae Jaweon: page 1941, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4444, character 5
• Unihan data for U+98EF

• Unihan data for U+FA2A

Chinese

trad.		飯
simp.		饭
alternative forms		飰 𩚳

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 飯
Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (反) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
扳	*praːn, *pʰraːn
板	*praːnʔ
版	*praːnʔ
瓪	*praːnʔ, *paːnʔ
昄	*praːnʔ, *braːnʔ, *paːnʔ
鈑	*praːnʔ
蝂	*praːnʔ
眅	*pʰraːn, *pʰraːnʔ
阪	*braːnʔ, *panʔ
魬	*braːnʔ
粄	*paːnʔ
反	*panʔ, *pʰan
返	*panʔ
坂	*panʔ
畈	*pans
販	*pans
汳	*pʰans
飯	*bonʔ, *bons

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *bonʔ, *bons): semantic 食 (“food”) + phonetic 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan).

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *puuŋ (“cooked rice”), whence Mon ပုၚ် (pɜŋ, “cooked rice”) (Ferlus, 1988).

Pronunciation 1 is the exopassive derivation of pronunciation 2, meaning "what is eaten" (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): fàn (fan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fan⁴

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): fān

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): fān

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фан (fan, III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faan⁶

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): feng³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fan⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): fan⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fan

  (Hailu, HRS): pon^˖ / fan^˖

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fan⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): fan³
• Northern Min (KCR): būing
• Eastern Min (BUC): buông / huáng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): buei⁵ / buai⁵ / buinn⁵ / huang⁵ / hong⁵ / huerng⁵ / huong⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pn̄g / pňg / pūiⁿ / hoān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bung⁷ / beng⁷ / huêng⁶ / huang⁶ / huam⁶

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bui¹ / bhang⁶

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): faan⁶
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ve / ⁶vae / ⁶vaen / ⁶van
  • (Jinhua): ⁶va; ⁶van
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): fan⁵ / fan⁴

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): ghuann⁵

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): fan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴
    • Yale: fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
    • Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: fan⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan²¹³/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: fān
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fã⁵⁵/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: fān
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): fan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fã⁴⁴/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фан (fan, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fæ̃⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

Note: "noodles", "rice" in components, e.g. мифан (米飯).

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faan⁶
    • Yale: faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²²/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: feng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɛŋ³²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan³²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: fan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fan
    • Hakka Romanization System: fan
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fan⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: pon^˖ / fan^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰon³³/, /fan³³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fan⁵³/

Note:

• Hailu:
  • pon˖ - vernacular;
  • fan˖ - literary.

• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: fan³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /fæ̃⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: būing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puiŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: buông / huáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɔŋ²⁴²/, /huɑŋ²¹³/

Note:

• buông - colloquial;
• huáng - literary.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Nanri)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: buei⁵
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bōiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puei¹¹/
  • (Jiangkou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: buai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɐi¹¹/
  • (Xianyou, Youyang, Fengting)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: buinn⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pũĩ²¹/
  • (Donghai)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: buinn⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pũĩ¹¹/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huang⁵
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: huāng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ¹¹/
  • (Youyang)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huang⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ²¹/
  • (Jiangkou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ¹¹/
  • (Nanri)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huerng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huəŋ¹¹/
  • (Donghai)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huerng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huɤŋ¹¹/
  • (Fengting)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huerng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɯəŋ²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ²¹/

Note:

• buei5/buai5/buinn5 - vernacular;
• huang5/hong5/huerng5/huong5 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̄g
    • Tâi-lô: pn̄g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: png
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /pŋ̍³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen, Singapore): /pŋ̍²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /pŋ̍⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pňg
    • Tâi-lô: pňg
    • Sinological IPA (Lukang): /pŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Yilan, Penang, Medan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pūiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puīnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvui
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangpu, Yilan): /puĩ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /puĩ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /puĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoān
    • Tâi-lô: huān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoan
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /huan²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huan³³/

Note:

• pn̄g/pňg/pūiⁿ - colloquial;
• hoān - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: bung⁷ / beng⁷ / huêng⁶ / huang⁶ / huam⁶
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pūng / pṳ̄ng / huĕng / huăng / huăm
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puŋ¹¹/, /pɯŋ¹¹/, /hueŋ³⁵/, /huaŋ³⁵/, /huam³⁵/

Note:

• bung7 - vernacular (Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai);
• beng7 - vernacular (Jieyang, Chaoyang, Raoping);
• huêng6 - literary (Chaozhou);
• huang6 - literary (Shantou, Chenghai, Raoping);
• huam6 - literary (Jieyang, Chaoyang).

• (Leizhou)
  • Leizhou Pinyin: bui¹ / bhang⁶
  • Sinological IPA: /pui³⁵/, /baŋ³³/

Note:

• bui1 - vernacular;
• bhang6 - literary.

• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: faan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ve
    • MiniDict: ve^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ve
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ve²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ve²³¹/
  • (Northern: Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vae
    • MiniDict: vae^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /ve¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /βɛ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /fvæ³¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /vɛ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /vɛ¹¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /vɛ¹¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /vɛ¹³/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou, Shaoxing)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vaen
    • MiniDict: vaen^去
    • MiniDict: vaeon^去
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /vẽ̞¹¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /væ̃¹¹/
  • (Northern: Fuyang)
    • Wugniu: ⁶van
    • Sinological IPA (Fuyang): /vã²¹²/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁶va; ⁶van
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /vɑ¹⁴/, /vã¹⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: fan⁵ / fan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸan²¹/, /ɸan⁴⁵/

Note:

• fan5 - vernacular;
• fan4 - literary.

• (Loudi)
  • Wiktionary: ghuann⁵
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɣu̯ã¹¹/
• (Hengyang)
  • Wiktionary: fan⁵
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fan²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: bjonH

Rime
Character	飯
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	符万切
Baxter	bjonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bʉɐnH/
Pan Wuyun	/bʷiɐnH/
Shao Rongfen	/biuɐnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buanH/
Li Rong	/biuɐnH/
Wang Li	/bĭwɐnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯wɐnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faan6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*bo[n]ʔ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*bons/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	飯
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fàn
Middle Chinese	‹ bjonH ›
Old Chinese	/*bo[n]ʔ-s/
English	cooked rice or millet
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	飯
Reading #	2/2
No.	2977
Phonetic component	反
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	飯
Old Chinese	/*bons/

Definitions

飯

1. any cooked grain (rice, millet, etc.)

   小米飯／小米饭  ―  xiǎomǐ fàn  ―  cooked millet

2. (particularly) cooked rice (Classifier: 碗 m c h mn)

   糯米飯／糯米饭 [Cantonese]  ―  no⁶ mai⁵ faan⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  (cooked) sticky rice

   你要吃飯還是吃麵？ [MSC, trad.]
   你要吃饭还是吃面？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yào chī fàn háishì chī miàn? [Pinyin]

   Do you want to eat rice or noodles?

3. meal (Classifier: 頓／顿 m mn; 餐 m c)

   早飯／早饭  ―  zǎofàn  ―  breakfast

4. (dialectal Mandarin) noodles
5. (Mainland China Hokkien) egg clusters shaped like rice balls (of some animals)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 米飯 (“cooked rice”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		飯
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		米飯, 飯
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	米飯, 飯
	Taiwan	飯, 米飯
	Ulanhot	米飯
	Tongliao	米飯
	Chifeng	米飯, 乾飯
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	米飯
	Harbin	米飯, 乾飯, 飯
	Malaysia	飯
	Singapore	飯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	乾飯, 大米乾飯, 米飯
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	飯, 乾飯, 米飯, 大米乾飯
	Qingdao	乾飯
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	大米飯, 大米乾飯, 米飯
	Wanrong	大米飯, 米飯
	Zhengzhou	米飯
	Xi'an	米飯, 飯
	Xining	大米飯
	Xuzhou	米飯, 大米乾飯, 乾飯
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	乾飯, 稻米乾飯
	Bayanhot	乾飯
	Lanzhou	大米飯, 米飯
	Ürümqi	乾飯, 米飯
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	乾飯, 飯, 𩛲𩛲 childish
	Wuhan	乾飯, 飯
	Guiyang	飯
	Guilin	飯, 米飯
	Liuzhou	飯, 米飯
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	飯, 米飯, 乾飯
	Yangzhou	飯
	Nantong	米飯
	Hefei	乾飯, 飯
	Huanggang	飯
Cantonese	Guangzhou	飯
	Hong Kong	飯
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	飯
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	飯
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	飯
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	飯
	Macau	飯, 阿囡薯
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	飯
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	飯
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	飯
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	飯
	Foshan	飯
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	飯
	Foshan (Shunde)	飯
	Foshan (Sanshui)	飯
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	飯
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	飯
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	飯
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	飯
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	飯
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	飯
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	飯
	Taishan	飯
	Kaiping (Chikan)	飯
	Enping (Niujiang)	飯
	Heshan (Yayao)	飯
	Dongguan	飯
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	飯
	Shaoguan	飯
	Yunfu	飯
	Yangjiang	飯
	Xinyi	飯
	Lianjiang	飯
	Nanning	飯
	Wuzhou	飯
	Yulin	飯
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	飯
	Beihai	飯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	飯
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	飯
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	飯
	Danzhou	飯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	飯
	Penang (Guangfu)	飯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	飯
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	飯
	Móng Cái	飯
Gan	Nanchang	飯
	Lichuan	飯
	Pingxiang	飯
Hakka	Meixian	飯
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	飯
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	飯
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	飯
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	飯
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	飯
	Yudu	飯
	Shicheng	飯
	Shangyou (Shexi)	飯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	飯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	飯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	飯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	飯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	飯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	飯
	Hong Kong	飯
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	大米飯
	Senai (Huiyang)	飯
	Kuching (Hepo)	飯
	Singkawang	飯
Huizhou	Jixi	飯
	Shexian	飯
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	飯
	Xiuning	飯
	Yixian	飯
	Qimen	飯
	Wuyuan	飯
Jin	Taiyuan	大米飯, 米飯
	Pingyao	大米飯, 米飯
	Xinzhou	米飯
	Taibus (Baochang)	米飯
	Linhe	米飯
	Jining	白米飯
	Hohhot	米飯
	Baotou	白米飯
	Dongsheng	米飯
	Haibowan	燜飯
Northern Min	Jian'ou	飯
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	飯
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	白飯
	Pucheng (Shibei)	早米飯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	飯
	Fuqing	飯
Southern Min	Xiamen	飯
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	飯
	Quanzhou	飯
	Zhangzhou	飯
	Taipei	飯
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	飯
	Kaohsiung	飯
	Yilan	飯
	Changhua (Lukang)	飯, 糜
	Taichung	飯
	Tainan	飯
	Hsinchu	飯
	Kinmen	飯
	Penghu (Magong)	飯
	Penang (Hokkien)	飯
	Singapore (Hokkien)	飯
	Manila (Hokkien)	飯
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	飯
	Datian	飯
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	飯
	Chaozhou	飯
	Shantou	飯
	Bangkok (Teochew)	飯
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	飯
	Singapore (Teochew)	飯
	Leizhou	飯
	Wenchang	飯, 糜
	Haikou	飯, 糜
	Qionghai	飯, 糜
	Singapore (Hainanese)	飯
Puxian Min	Putian	暝
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	暝
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	飯
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	米暝
	Xianyou	暝
	Xianyou (Fengting)	暝
	Xianyou (Youyang)	暝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	飯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	飯, 米飯, 大米飯
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	米飯
Shehua	Fuding	焦飯
	Luoyuan	飯
	Sanming	飯
	Shunchang	飯
	Guixi (Zhangping)	飯
	Cangnan	飯
	Jingning (Hexi)	飯
	Lishui	飯
	Longyou	飯
	Chaozhou	焦飯
	Fengshun	飯
Wu	Shanghai	飯, 白米飯
	Shanghai (Chongming)	米飯, 飯
	Suzhou	飯
	Wuxi	飯
	Danyang	飯
	Hangzhou	飯
	Shaoxing	飯
	Ningbo	飯
	Wenzhou	飯, 白米飯, 米飯, 燥飯
	Jinhua	飯
Xiang	Changsha	飯
	Loudi	飯
	Shuangfeng	飯
	Hengyang	乾飯
	Quanzhou	飯

Dialectal synonyms of 麵條 (“noodle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麵條, 麵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	麵條兒, 麵
	Taiwan	麵條, 麵
	Chengde	麵條兒
	Chifeng	麵條兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	麵條兒
	Heihe	麵條兒
	Qiqihar	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Harbin	麵條兒
	Jiamusi	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Baicheng	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Changchun	麵條子
	Tonghua	麵條
	Shenyang	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Jinzhou	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Malaysia	麵
	Singapore	麵
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	麵條兒, 麵
	Tangshan	麵條兒
	Cangzhou	麵條兒
	Baoding	麵條兒
	Shijiazhuang	麵條兒
	Lijin	麵條兒
	Weifang (Weicheng)	湯
	Jinan	麵條兒, 麵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	麵條兒
	Dandong	麵條兒, 麵
	Yantai	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Yantai (Muping)	麵
	Qingdao	麵條兒
	Zhucheng	麵條兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	麵條兒, 麵
	Lingbao	麵
	Jining	麵條兒
	Wanrong	飯
	Linfen	旗子
	Shangqiu	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Yuanyang	麵條兒, 麵
	Zhengzhou	麵條兒
	Xinyang	麵條兒
	Baihe	麵條兒, 麵
	Xi'an	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Baoji	麵條兒, 麵
	Tianshui	麵條
	Xining	麵條兒
	Xuzhou	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Fuyang	麵條子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	麵, 飯
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	麵條子, 麵
	Lanzhou	麵條子, 麵條兒
	Dunhuang	麵條子
	Hami	麵條子
	Ürümqi	麵條子, 麵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	麵
	Nanchong	麵
	Dazhou	麵
	Hanyuan	麵
	Xichang	麵條
	Zigong	麵
	Chongqing	麵, 水麵
	Wuhan	麵, 麵條
	Yichang	麵條
	Xiangyang	麵條兒
	Tianmen	麵條, 麵
	Guiyang	麵條, 麵
	Zunyi	麵條, 麵
	Bijie	麵
	Liping	麵
	Zhaotong	麵
	Dali	麵條
	Kunming	麵條
	Mengzi	麵
	Guilin	麵
	Liuzhou	麵條, 麵
	Jishou	麵
	Changde	麵條
	Hanzhong	麵條, 機麵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	麵, 麵條
	Yangzhou	麵, 麵條
	Lianyungang	麵條, 麵條子
	Lianshui	麵
	Nantong	麵
	Anqing	麵條, 麵
	Wuhu	麵條, 麵
	Hefei	麵條, 麵
	Hong'an	麵條, 麵
Cantonese	Guangzhou	麵
	Hong Kong	麵
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	麵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	麵
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	麵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	麵
	Macau	麵
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	麵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	麵
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	麵
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	麵
	Foshan	麵
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	麵
	Foshan (Shunde)	麵
	Foshan (Sanshui)	麵
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	麵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	麵
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	麵
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	麵
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	麵
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	麵
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	麵
	Taishan	麵
	Kaiping (Chikan)	麵
	Enping (Niujiang)	麵
	Heshan (Yayao)	麵
	Dongguan	麵
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	麵
	Qingyuan	麵
	Fogang	麵條
	Yingde (Hanguang)	麵
	Yangshan	麵條
	Lianshan (Butian)	麵條
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	麵條
	Shaoguan	麵, 麵條
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	麵
	Renhua	麵條
	Lechang	麵條
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	麵
	Sihui	麵條
	Guangning	麵
	Deqing	麵, 麵條
	Huaiji	麵
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	麵
	Yunfu	麵
	Xinxing	麵條
	Luoding	麵
	Yunan (Pingtai)	麵
	Yangjiang	麵
	Beihai	麵條
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	麵條
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	麵條
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	麵條
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	麵
	Penang (Guangfu)	麵
	Singapore (Guangfu)	麵
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	麵
	Móng Cái	麵條
	Yangon (Taishan)	麵
	Mandalay (Taishan)	麵
Gan	Nanchang	麵
	Pengze	麵
	Lichuan	麵
	Pingxiang	麵
Hakka	Meixian	麵, 麵條
	Dabu (Xihe)	麵
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	麵條
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	麵
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	麵條
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	麵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	麵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	麵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	麵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	麵
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	麵條, 麵
	Jiexi	麵條
	Luhe	麵條
	Nanjing (Meilin)	麵
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	麵
	Changting	切麵
	Longyan (Yongding)	麵
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	麵, 麵條
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	麵條
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	麵條
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	麵
	Liancheng (Peitian)	麵
	Liancheng (Juxi)	麵
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	麵
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	麵
	Yudu	麵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麵
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	麵
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	麵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麵
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	麵
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麵
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	大麵, 麵
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麵
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	麵
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	大麵
	Hong Kong	麵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	麵條
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	麵條
	Singkawang	麵
	Bangkok (Meixian)	麵
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	麵條
Huizhou	Jixi	麵
	Shexian	麵
Jin	Taiyuan	麵條子, 麵條, 麵
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	麵條, 切條子
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	秸秸
	Pingyao	擀麵
	Yangyuan	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Datong	麵條兒
	Xinzhou	麵條子, 條條子麵, 條子麵, 麵
	Lüliang (Lishi)	麵條兒, 好麵旗旗
	Changzhi	麵條子
	Linhe	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Jining	麵條兒
	Hohhot	麵條兒
	Erenhot	麵條子
	Pingshan	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
	Zhangjiakou	麵條兒
	Handan	麵條兒, 麵條子
	Linzhou	麵條兒
	Suide	麵
	Shenmu	麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	麵
	Wuyishan	切麵
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	麵
	Fuqing	麵
Southern Min	Xiamen	麵, 麵條
	Quanzhou	麵
	Jinjiang	大麵, 麵
	Shishi	麵
	Yongchun	麵奇
	Zhangzhou	麵
	Zhao'an	麵
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	麵
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	大麵
	Kaohsiung	麵
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	麵
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	麵
	Yilan (Luodong)	麵
	Yilan (Toucheng)	麵
	Changhua (Yongjing)	麵
	Tainan (Anping)	麵
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	麵
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	麵條
	Penghu (Xiyu)	麵
	Penang (Hokkien)	麵
	Singapore (Hokkien)	麵
	Manila (Hokkien)	麵
	Zhangping	麵
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	麵
	Datian	水麵
	Chaozhou	麵
	Shantou	麵
	Jieyang	麵
	Haifeng	麵, 麵條
	Singapore (Teochew)	麵
	Haikou	麵, 麵條
Puxian Min	Putian	拍麵
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	拍麵
	Xianyou	拍麵
Central Min	Yong'an	麵
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	麵
	Jiangle	麵
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	麵
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	麵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	麵
Wu	Shanghai	麵, 麵條
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	麵
	Shanghai (Jiading)	麵, 麵條, 摜鼻頭
	Shanghai (Chongming)	麵
	Suzhou	麵
	Danyang	麵
	Hangzhou	麵
	Shaoxing	麵
	Ningbo	麵
	Wenzhou	麵
	Jinhua	麵
Xiang	Changsha	麵
	Shuangfeng	麵
	Hengyang	麵條

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàn (fan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴
    • Yale: fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
    • Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faan⁶
    • Yale: faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²²/

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• Middle Chinese: bjonX

Rime
Character	飯
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	扶晚切
Baxter	bjonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bʉɐnX/
Pan Wuyun	/bʷiɐnX/
Shao Rongfen	/biuɐnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buanX/
Li Rong	/biuɐnX/
Wang Li	/bĭwɐnX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯wɐnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faan6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*bo[n]ʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*bonʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	飯
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fàn
Middle Chinese	‹ bjonX ›
Old Chinese	/*bo[n]ʔ/
English	eat
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	飯
Reading #	1/2
No.	2976
Phonetic component	反
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	飯
Old Chinese	/*bonʔ/

Definitions

飯

1. (obsolete) to eat

   • 舜之飯糗茹草也，若將終身焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     舜之饭糗茹草也，若将终身焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Shùn zhī fàn qiǔ rú cǎo yě, ruò jiāng zhōngshēn yān. [Pinyin]

     Shun's manner of eating his parched grain and herbs was as if he were to be doing so all his life.

2. (obsolete) to give food to; to let someone eat; to feed

   • 有一母見信飢，飯信。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有一母见信饥，饭信。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yǒu yī mǔ jiàn Xìn jī, fàn Xìn. [Pinyin]

     A woman saw that Han Xin was hungry, and thus gave him food to eat.

Compounds

• 一口飯 / 一口饭
• 一飯之恩 / 一饭之恩
• 一飯千金 / 一饭千金
• 三茶六飯 / 三茶六饭
• 下飯 / 下饭 (xiàfàn)
• 下飯菜兒 / 下饭菜儿
• 下馬飯 / 下马饭
• 不茶不飯 / 不茶不饭
• 丟飯碗 / 丢饭碗 (diū fànwǎn)
• 中飯 / 中饭 (zhōngfàn)
• 乞食飯牛 / 乞食饭牛
• 乾飯 / 干饭 (gānfàn)
• 代飯 / 代饭
• 份兒飯 / 份儿饭 (fènrfàn)
• 便飯 / 便饭 (biànfàn)
• 倒頭飯 / 倒头饭
• 做飯 / 做饭 (zuòfàn)
• 八寶飯 / 八宝饭 (bābǎofàn)
• 公事飯 / 公事饭
• 冷飯 / 冷饭 (lěngfàn)
• 出飯 / 出饭 (chūfàn)
• 剩飯 / 剩饭 (shèngfàn)
• 包飯 / 包饭 (bāofàn)
• 午飯 / 午饭 (wǔfàn)
• 卯飯 / 卯饭
• 吃偏飯 / 吃偏饭 (chī piānfàn)
• 吃大鍋飯 / 吃大锅饭 (chī dàguōfàn)
• 吃太平飯 / 吃太平饭
• 吃子孫飯 / 吃子孙饭
• 吃死飯 / 吃死饭
• 吃派飯 / 吃派饭 (chī pàifàn)
• 吃洋飯 / 吃洋饭
• 吃現成飯 / 吃现成饭 (chī xiànchéngfàn)
• 吃白飯 / 吃白饭 (chī báifàn)
• 吃自在飯 / 吃自在饭
• 吃葷飯 / 吃荤饭
• 吃衙門飯 / 吃衙门饭
• 各衣另飯 / 各衣另饭
• 吃開口飯 / 吃开口饭
• 吃飯 / 吃饭 (chīfàn)
• 吃飯傢伙 / 吃饭家伙
• 吃飯家伙
• 吐飯成蜂 / 吐饭成蜂
• 吃飯防噎 / 吃饭防噎
• 含飯 / 含饭
• 啗飯 / 啗饭
• 嗄飯 / 嗄饭
• 噴飯 / 喷饭 (pēnfàn)
• 噇飯 / 噇饭
• 圓飯 / 圆饭
• 埋鍋造飯 / 埋锅造饭 (mái guō zàofàn)
• 塵飯塗羹 / 尘饭涂羹
• 夜飯 / 夜饭 (yèfàn)
• 大鍋飯 / 大锅饭 (dàguōfàn)
• 大飯店 / 大饭店
• 夾生飯 / 夹生饭 (jiāshengfàn)
• 完飯 / 完饭
• 客飯 / 客饭
• 家常便飯 / 家常便饭 (jiāchángbiànfàn)
• 家常茶飯 / 家常茶饭
• 家常飯 / 家常饭 (jiāchángfàn)
• 小菜飯 / 小菜饭
• 工本飯米 / 工本饭米
• 年夜飯 / 年夜饭 (niányèfàn)
• 年飯 / 年饭 (niánfàn)
• 弄飯 / 弄饭
• 強飯為嘉 / 强饭为嘉
• 房飯錢 / 房饭钱
• 扁擔飯 / 扁担饭
• 打火造飯 / 打火造饭
• 打破飯碗 / 打破饭碗
• 扒飯 / 扒饭 (páfàn)
• 打飯 / 打饭 (dǎfàn)
• 打齋飯 / 打斋饭
• 把飯叫饑 / 把饭叫饥
• 找飯碗 / 找饭碗
• 搭飯 / 搭饭
• 搶飯碗 / 抢饭碗 (qiǎngfànwǎn)
• 摶沙作飯 / 抟沙作饭
• 摶飯 / 抟饭
• 撩水飯 / 撩水饭
• 擺飯 / 摆饭
• 攤飯 / 摊饭
• 放飯流歠 / 放饭流歠
• 整飯 / 整饭
• 方便米飯 / 方便米饭
• 早飯 / 早饭 (zǎofàn)
• 晌飯 / 晌饭 (shǎngfàn)
• 晨炊星飯 / 晨炊星饭
• 晚飯 / 晚饭 (wǎnfàn)
• 會飯 / 会饭
• 朝飯 / 朝饭 (zhāofàn)
• 木桶飯 / 木桶饭 (mùtǒngfàn)
• 歕飯 / 𬅫饭
• 殘湯剩飯 / 残汤剩饭
• 殘羹冷飯 / 残羹冷饭
• 殘羹剩飯 / 残羹剩饭 (cángēngshèngfàn)
• 殘茶剩飯 / 残茶剩饭 (cáncháshèngfàn)
• 每飯不忘 / 每饭不忘
• 水飯 / 水饭
• 沒頓飯時 / 没顿饭时
• 油飯 / 油饭 (yóufàn)
• 泡飯 / 泡饭 (pàofàn)
• 泥飯碗 / 泥饭碗
• 派飯 / 派饭 (pàifàn)
• 混一口飯 / 混一口饭
• 清茶淡飯 / 清茶淡饭
• 淡飯 / 淡饭
• 混飯吃 / 混饭吃 (hùnfànchī)
• 淡飯清茶 / 淡饭清茶
• 淨飯王 / 净饭王 (Jìngfàn Wáng)
• 湯飯 / 汤饭
• 漂母進飯 / 漂母进饭
• 滷肉飯 / 卤肉饭 (lǔròufàn)
• 潑賸飯 / 泼剩饭
• 炒冷飯 / 炒冷饭 (chǎo lěngfàn)
• 炊沙成飯 / 炊沙成饭
• 炊砂作飯 / 炊砂作饭
• 煮飯 / 煮饭 (zhǔfàn)
• 煲飯 / 煲饭
• 蒸沙成飯 / 蒸沙成饭
• 燒飯 / 烧饭 (shāofàn)
• 燴飯 / 烩饭
• 爛飯 / 烂饭 (lànfàn)
• 爺羹娘飯 / 爷羹娘饭
• 爺飯娘羹 / 爷饭娘羹
• 版築飯牛 / 版筑饭牛
• 牢飯 / 牢饭 (láofàn)
• 現成飯 / 现成饭 (xiànchéngfàn)
• 瓷飯碗 / 瓷饭碗
• 用飯 / 用饭 (yòngfàn)
• 甯戚飯牛 / 甯戚饭牛
• 留飯 / 留饭
• 白米飯 / 白米饭 (báimǐfàn)
• 白飯 / 白饭 (báifàn)
• 白飯王 / 白饭王
• 白飯青芻 / 白饭青刍
• 盛飯 / 盛饭 (chéngfàn)
• 看天吃飯 / 看天吃饭 (kàntiānchīfàn)
• 砸飯碗 / 砸饭碗 (záfànwǎn)
• 禮先壹飯 / 礼先壹饭
• 稀飯 / 稀饭 (xīfàn)
• 竹筒飯 / 竹筒饭 (zhútǒngfàn)
• 米飯 / 米饭 (mǐfàn)
• 粗茶淡飯 / 粗茶淡饭 (cūchádànfàn)
• 粗衣淡飯 / 粗衣淡饭
• 粗飯 / 粗饭
• 粢飯 / 粢饭 (cífàn)
• 粟飯 / 粟饭 (sùfàn)
• 粥飯僧 / 粥饭僧
• 粢飯糕 / 粢饭糕 (cīfàngāo)
• 粢飯糰 / 粢饭团 (cífàntuán)
• 糝飯 / 糁饭
• 素飯 / 素饭
• 紙飯碗 / 纸饭碗
• 綠豆稀飯 / 绿豆稀饭
• 羹飯 / 羹饭
• 老米飯 / 老米饭
• 自在飯 / 自在饭
• 茶思飯想 / 茶思饭想
• 茶遲飯晏 / 茶迟饭晏
• 茶飯 / 茶饭 (cháfàn)
• 茶飯不思 / 茶饭不思
• 茶飯無心 / 茶饭无心
• 茶餘飯後 / 茶余饭后 (cháyúfànhòu)
• 茶餘飯飽 / 茶余饭饱
• 蓋飯 / 盖饭 (gàifàn)
• 行飯 / 行饭
• 衣架飯囊 / 衣架饭囊
• 襯飯 / 衬饭
• 要飯 / 要饭 (yàofàn)
• 要飯的 / 要饭的 (yàofànde)
• 討飯 / 讨饭 (tǎofàn)
• 豆腐飯 / 豆腐饭 (dòufufàn)
• 賞口飯吃 / 赏口饭吃
• 趕飯擔 / 赶饭担 (gǎnfàndàn)
• 過飯 / 过饭
• 酒囊飯袋 / 酒囊饭袋
• 酒瓮飯囊
• 酒足飯飽 / 酒足饭饱
• 酒醉飯飽 / 酒醉饭饱
• 酒飯 / 酒饭 (jiǔfàn)
• 配飯 / 配饭 (phòe-pn̄g)
• 金飯碗 / 金饭碗
• 鐺底焦飯 / 铛底焦饭
• 鐵飯碗 / 铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn)
• 長休飯 / 长休饭
• 長期飯票 / 长期饭票
• 開飯 / 开饭 (kāifàn)
• 隨茶隨飯 / 随茶随饭
• 離娘飯 / 离娘饭
• 電飯鍋 / 电饭锅 (diànfànguō)
• 食飯 / 食饭 (sik6 faan6)
• 飯來張口，衣來伸手 / 饭来张口，衣来伸手
• 飯來開口 / 饭来开口
• 飯前酒 / 饭前酒
• 飯勺 / 饭勺 (fànsháo)
• 飯匙倩 / 饭匙倩
• 飯單 / 饭单 (fàndān)
• 飯囊 / 饭囊
• 飯囊衣架 / 饭囊衣架
• 飯囊酒瓮
• 飯囊酒甕 / 饭囊酒瓮
• 飯坑酒囊 / 饭坑酒囊
• 飯坩 / 饭坩 (pn̄g-khaⁿ) (Min Nan)
• 飯堂 / 饭堂 (fàntáng)
• 飯局 / 饭局 (fànjú)
• 飯店 / 饭店 (fàndiàn)
• 飯店兒 / 饭店儿
• 飯店回蔥 / 饭店回葱
• 飯座兒 / 饭座儿
• 飯廳 / 饭厅 (fàntīng)
• 飯後鐘 / 饭后钟
• 飯攤 / 饭摊
• 飯攤兒 / 饭摊儿
• 飯時 / 饭时
• 飯桌 / 饭桌 (fànzhuō)
• 飯桌兒 / 饭桌儿
• 飯桶 / 饭桶 (fàntǒng)
• 飯盒 / 饭盒 (fànhé)
• 飯盒兒 / 饭盒儿
• 飯碗 / 饭碗 (fànwǎn)
• 飯磬 / 饭磬
• 飯票 / 饭票 (fànpiào)
• 飯票兒 / 饭票儿
• 飯筒 / 饭筒
• 飯籮 / 饭箩
• 飯粘 / 饭粘
• 飯粒 / 饭粒 (fànlì)
• 飯粒兒 / 饭粒儿
• 飯糗如草 / 饭糗如草
• 飯糗茹草 / 饭糗茹草
• 飯糝 / 饭糁
• 飯糰 / 饭团 (fàntuán)
• 飯腥 / 饭腥
• 飯莊 / 饭庄 (fànzhuāng)
• 飯菜 / 饭菜 (fàncài)
• 飯蔬飲水 / 饭蔬饮水
• 飯袋 / 饭袋
• 飯轍 / 饭辙
• 飯量 / 饭量 (fànliàng)
• 飯鋪 / 饭铺 (fànpù)
• 飯鋪兒 / 饭铺儿
• 飯錢 / 饭钱
• 飯鍋 / 饭锅 (fànguō)
• 飯鏟 / 饭铲
• 飯門 / 饭门
• 飯門兒 / 饭门儿
• 飯頭 / 饭头
• 飯食 / 饭食 (fànshí)
• 飯食兒 / 饭食儿
• 飯飽丟箸 / 饭饱丢箸
• 飯飽弄箸 / 饭饱弄箸
• 飯館 / 饭馆 (fànguǎn)
• 飯館兒 / 饭馆儿 (fànguǎnr)
• 鬼飯疙瘩 / 鬼饭疙瘩
• 魯肉飯 / 鲁肉饭 (lǔròufàn)
• 鹵肉飯 / 卤肉饭 (lǔròufàn)
• 鹽水飯 / 盐水饭
• 麥飯 / 麦饭
• 齋飯 / 斋饭 (zhāifàn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fan. Doublet of 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàn (fan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴
    • Yale: fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
    • Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faan⁶
    • Yale: faahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²²/

Definitions

飯

1. (neologism, slang) fans

Synonyms

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• fan屎 (fen¹ si²) (Cantonese, neologism, slang, humorous, derogatory)
• 愛好家 / 爱好家 (àihàojiā)
• 愛好者 / 爱好者 (àihàozhě)
• 業餘者 / 业余者 (yèyúzhě)
• 番薯 (fānshǔ)
• 發燒友 / 发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu)
• 粉絲 / 粉丝 (fěnsī) (informal) ~ 粉 (fěn) (abbreviation)
• 迷 (mí) (used as a suffix)

Compounds

• 唯飯 / 唯饭 (wéifàn)
• 團飯 / 团饭 (tuánfàn)
• 私生飯 / 私生饭 (sīshēngfàn)
• 飯圈 / 饭圈 (fànquān)

References

• “飯”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• “飯”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Japanese

Shinjitai	飯
Kyūjitai	飯 飯 or 飯+︀?
	飯󠄀 飯+󠄀? (Adobe-Japan1)
	飯󠄄 飯+󠄄? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

飯

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 飯)

1. cooked grains (rice, etc.)
2. meal

Readings

• Go-on: ぼん (bon, 飯)
• Kan-on: はん (han, 飯)
• Kun: いい (ī, 飯)^{←いひ (ifi, 飯, historical)}、くらう (kurau, 飯らう)^{←くらふ (kurafu, 飯らふ, historical)}、くらわす (kurawasu, 飯らわす)^{←くらはす (kurafasu, 飯らはす, historical)}、まま (mama, 飯)、まんま (manma, 飯)、めし (meshi, 飯, Jōyō)
• Nanori: いい (ī, 飯)

Compounds

• 飯台(はんだい) (handai)
• 飯店(はんてん) (hanten)
• 飯場(はんば) (hanba)
• 飯粒(はんりゅう) (hanryū)
• 一飯(いっぱん) (ippan)
• 朝飯(あさはん) (asahan)
• 椀飯(おうばん), 埦飯(おうばん), 垸飯(おうばん) (ōban)
• ご飯(はん) (gohan), 御飯(ごはん) (gohan)
• 残飯(ざんぱん) (zanpan)
• 浄飯王(じょうぼんのう) (Jōbonnō)
• 炊飯(すいはん) (suihan)
• 赤飯(せきはん) (sekihan)
• 粗飯(そはん), 麁飯(そはん) (sohan)
• 中飯(ちゅうはん), 昼飯(ちゅうはん) (chūhan)
• 麦飯(ばくはん) (bakuhan)
• 噴飯(ふんぱん) (funpan)
• 芳飯(ほうはん), 苞飯(ほうはん) (hōhan)
• 米飯(べいはん) (beihan)
• 夕飯(ゆうはん) (yūhan)
• 三飯(さば), 散飯(さば), 生飯(さば) (saba)
• 炒(チャー)飯(ハン) (chāhan)
• 飯匙倩(ハブ) (habu)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
飯
はん Grade: 4
kan'on

From Middle Chinese [Term?] 飯 (MC bjonX|bjonH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はん [háꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [hã̠ɴ]

• (Kyōto) は​ん (Kōki)

Noun

飯(はん) • (han) 

1. meal; food

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飯
いい Grade: 4
kun'yomi

⟨ipi₁⟩ → */ipʲi/ → /ifi/ → /iwi/ → /iː/

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *ipi.

Also used as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨pi₁⟩.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いい [íꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iː]

• (Kyōto) い​い (Kōki)

Noun

飯(いい) • (ī) ^{←いひ (ifi)?}

1. (archaic) cooked grains, especially cooked rice

Derived terms

• See Japanese terms spelled with 飯 read as いい

Proper noun

飯(いい) • (Ī) ^{←いひ (Ifi)?}

1. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
飯
めし Grade: 4
kun'yomi

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 召す (mesu, “to call; to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) めし [mèshíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ɕi]

Noun

飯(めし) • (meshi) 

1. cooked grains, especially cooked rice
2. (informal) a meal

   飯(めし)を食(く)う

   meshi o kuu

   eat a meal

Usage notes

This is an informal way to refer to food, and 食う (kuu) is a correspondingly informal way to say "eat".

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 飯落(めしお)ち (meshiochi)
• 飯粒(めしつぶ) (meshitsubu)
• 飯(めし)テロ (meshitero)
• 飯時(めしどき) (meshidoki)
• 飯櫃(めしびつ) (meshibitsu)
• 朝飯(あさめし) (asameshi)
• イタ飯(めし) (itameshi)
• 大飯(おおめし) (ōmeshi)
• 白飯(しろめし) (shiromeshi)
• 鮨飯(すしめし) (sushimeshi)
• 酢飯(すめし) (sumeshi)
• 早飯(はやめし) (hayameshi)
• 冷(ひ)や飯(めし) (hiyameshi)
• 昼飯(ひるめし) (hirumeshi)
• 便所飯(べんじょめし) (benjomeshi)
• ぼっち飯(めし) (botchimeshi)
• 麦飯(むぎめし) (mugimeshi)
• 焼(や)き飯(めし) (yakimeshi)
• 夕飯(ゆうめし) (yūmeshi)

Proper noun

飯(めし) • (Meshi) 

1. a surname

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
飯
まま Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Clipping of 旨旨 (umauma, “food”, baby talk).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まま [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

• (Kyōto) まま (Teiki – [0])

Noun

飯(まま) • (mama) 

1. (regional) cooked rice
2. (childish) alternative form of 飯 (manma)

Derived terms

• 飯借り (mamakari)
• 飯事 (mamagoto)
• 飯子菜 (mamakona)
• 飯焚き (mamataki)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
飯
まんま Grade: 4
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Korean 맘마 (mamma) and dialectal 飯 (mama).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まんま [máꜜǹmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠mːa̠]

Noun

飯(まんま) or 飯(まま) • (manma or mama) 

1. (childish) cooked rice

Derived terms

• 赤飯 (aka manma), 赤の飯 (aka no manma)
• 御飯 (o-manma)
• 猫飯 (neko manma)

References

• “^△飯”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja

飯 (eumhun 밥 반 (bap ban))

1. hanja form^? of 반 (“meal, rice”)

Compounds

• 飯饌 (반찬, banchan)
• 白飯 (백반, baekban)

Vietnamese

Han character

飯: Hán Nôm readings: phạn, phằn

1. rice