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饭
Meaning
- cooked rice
- meal
- (loanword) fan
Measure word
碗 wǎn
Example sentence
饭前洗手
Wash your hands before each meal.
The character 饭
饭 is cooked rice first and then any meal at all, which is why 吃饭 means to eat whatever is on the table. 早饭, 午饭 and 晚饭 divide the day, 米饭 is the rice itself, and 饭店 is a restaurant.