饭（fàn）

 
字形：
“饭”，在金文中的字形很像用手拿食物，本义是吃饭，后来引申为所吃的的食物，多指主食，今天   “饭”的意义已经没有这种限制了。中国南北方人的饮食在主食上有明显差别。北方人爱吃面食，如      面条、饼、饺子等，南方人爱吃大米。
In Chinese bronze inscriptions, the form of the character “饭” was a hand taking food. The original meaning was having meal. And gradually it extended to "the food we eat", especially the staple food. Today, the meaning of “饭” has not such limitation any more. However, there are obvious differences between the diets of people in northern and southern regions. People in the north love food made of flour, such as noodles, cakes and dumplings, while people in the south love rice.
 
字义：
meal
 
组词：
早饭（zǎofàn）：breakfast
午饭（wǔfàn）：lunch
晚饭（wǎnfàn）：supper; dinner
吃饭（chīfàn）：eat; have [eat、take] a meal
米饭（mǐfàn）：(cooked) rice
饭馆（儿）（fànguǎnr）：restaurant
饭菜（fàncài）：meal; food
 
例句：
Wǒ yào hé tā de fùmǔ yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn.
1、我要和他的父母一起吃晚饭。
I will have supper with his parents.
Zài zhōngguó de nánfāng, rénmen yǐ mǐfàn wéi zhǔshí.
2、在中国的南方，人们以米饭为主食。
In southern China, people live on rice.
Wǒ zhīdào fùjìn yǒu yìjiā hěn hǎo de fànguǎn, nàlǐ de fàncài hěn hǎochī.
3、我知道附近有一家很好的饭馆，那里的饭菜很好吃。
I know a great restaurant nearby，the food there is very delicious.