04628 Chinese character of 饌 and pronounce zaan6

The Chinese character【饌】that we will explain today is a word that describes food or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Dish or banquet.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【饌】:zhuàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【饌】:zaan6

This section covers the key information related to the character 【饌】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【饌】, for example:Describing food or culture , It means mainly dishes or feasts .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【饌】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【美饌、珍饌】(Mandarin Pinyin:měi zhuàn 、zhēn zhuàn/ Cantonese Jyutping:mei5 zaan6 、zan1 zaan6)

There are exactly 20 strokes in this character,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


宴會上擺滿了各式美饌珍饈。

The banquet was filled with all kinds of delicious delicacies.


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