饞 meaning and stroke order
Greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous
How to write 饞, stroke by stroke
25 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 饞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- gluttonous
- greedy
- to have a craving
How 饞 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eat.
飠 gives the meaning and 毚 hints at the sound.
Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.
How to remember 饞
The left side 飠 means eating, and the right side 毚 gives the sound chán. Picture someone so focused on food that the eating radical takes up their whole mind.
饞 (chán) describes craving tasty food or being a foodie, and it is often used playfully about yourself or kids. It can also mean longing for something in general, as in 眼饞 (yǎnchán), to covet. Example: 我饞火鍋了。(Wǒ chán huǒguō le.) I'm craving hotpot.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 饞 with 讒 (chán, to slander), which has the speech radical 訁 instead of the eating radical 飠. If the meaning is about food or craving, you need 飠.
Questions about 饞
How many strokes are in 饞?
饞 is written with 25 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饞 mean?
饞 (chán) means greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous.
How do you pronounce 饞?
饞 is pronounced chán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 饞?
The radical of 饞 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饞 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 饞?
饞 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 馋, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 嘴饞 mean?
嘴饞 (zuǐchán) means having a craving for snacks or tasty food, or being someone who always wants to nibble. It is a common, lighthearted way to say you are a bit of a glutton.
Is 饞 an insult?
Usually not. In everyday speech it is mild and often affectionate, like calling someone a little foodie. The older sense of lewd exists in dictionaries but is rare in modern use.