HSK 2 · Eating out

午餐

wǔ cān

lunch

Stroke order of 午餐

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

午 · 4 strokes餐 · 16 strokes

Memory trick

午 is the midday mark when the sun is at its peak; 餐 is a meal.

Parts: 午 noon + 餐 meal

Example sentence

午餐我吃面条。

I eat noodles for lunch.

Words with 午

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon 中午noon 午饭lunch 午睡afternoon nap

Words with 餐

快餐fast food 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 早餐breakfast 晚餐dinner

More words: Eating out

饭馆restaurant 菜单menu 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 早餐breakfast 晚餐dinner 外卖takeaway; delivery food 请客to treat; to invite 干杯cheers; to drink a toast 做饭to cook 酒店hotel; restaurant 服务service; to serve

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