Dong Chinese dictionary

rèn

cooked food

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 壬 represents the sound.

Components

飠 Meaning component

shí

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

壬 Sound component

rén

(thread spool),9th heavenly stem

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

rèn

cooked food; cook until well done; to cook (until ready)

Most common words with 飪

Sources