Phono-semantic compound:
食 (식, food, eat) – semantic component, related to eating/consumption
號 (호, to cry out, call) – phonetic component

Often appears in the compound 饕餮 (도철), name of a mythical gluttonous beast from Chinese mythology, symbolizing extreme greed.
Carries connotations of both material greed (for wealth) and physical greed (for food).
Rare in everyday usage, but common in classical literature, mythology, and idioms.

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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

to fight, to compete, to quarrel

demon, evil spirit, sorcery, magic

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饕

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