A phono-semantic compound:
食 (“food, to eat”) — semantic element.
巽 (son / zhuàn) — phonetic element, providing sound.
Original meaning: “to prepare food, to arrange dishes.”
By extension: “the dishes themselves, side dishes at a meal.”

Common in classical and literary usage to denote banquets, feasts, or ritual offerings.
飯饌 (반찬) — rice and side dishes; by extension, side dish in general
盛饌 (성찬) — a sumptuous meal, a feast
珍饌 (진찬) — rare delicacies, fine dishes
供饌 (공찬) — to offer food (esp. ritual offerings)

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to be hungry, to starve

to drink

cooked rice, a meal, to eat a meal

to raise, to nourish

to remain, to be left over, surplus, the rest

house, building, mansion, guest hall, inn, lodging, official residence

to covet, to crave, to be greedy, gluttonous, insatiable appetite

famine, food shortage, time of famine or crop failure

side dish

to starve, to be famished, famine, dearth

to covet, to crave, to be greedy, gluttonous

stuff into the mouth, to gobble up greedily

to disturb, to be noisy, to be troubled

test, examination, to verify, to inspect

to be startled, to be surprised, to be alarmed, to frighten, to scare

post station, relay station (for horses and officials in ancient times), station, stop, terminal

body, shape, form

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饌

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