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馋

Character

馋 chán

HSK 7–9Character

to really want to eat something; to crave food

Radical
饣
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
饣 兔
Traditional
饞
Frequency
#4131 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

chán

chan2
  1. to really want to eat something; to crave food
  2. greedy for food; always thinking about eating

Examples

  • 我很馋，想吃蛋糕。

    wǒ hěn chán xiǎng chī dàn gāo

    I'm craving it so much—I want to eat cake.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我看到好吃的就很馋。

    wǒ kàn dào hǎo chī de jiù hěn chán

    When I see tasty food, I really want to eat it.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 馋

Draw “馋” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 馋

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馋人chán rénto make one's mouth waterWord馋嘴chán zuǐgluttonousWord馋猫chán māo(humorous) person with a strong appetite; greedy eater (used playfully)Word馋痨chán láogluttonyWord馋鬼chán guǐglutton; greedy pigWord馋嘴蛙chán zuǐ wāsautéed bullfrog with chili sauceWord
馋涎欲垂chán xián yù chuílit. to drool with desire (idiom)↗See 馋涎欲滴WordUnreviewed
馋涎欲滴chán xián yù dīlit. to drool with desire (idiom)Word嘴馋zuǐ chángluttonousWord眼馋yǎn chánto covetWord解馋jiě chánto satisfy one's cravingWord贪馋tān chángluttonousWord

Same radical 饣

All characters with 饣 →
馆guǎn饭fàn饰shì饿è饮yǐn饼bǐng饥jī饱bǎo饶ráo蚀shí馒mán饺jiǎo
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