[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Natural-World \ #Food-and-Drinks # 饭 fàn meal; food ## Components [[饣 (shí)]] [[反 fǎn]] ## Meaning The Chinese character 饭 (fàn) means "rice" or "cooked rice" and is often used to refer to a meal or food in general. ## History Its evolution began with pictographs of a vessel used for cooking rice or grains during the Shang Dynasty. During the Zhou Dynasty, the character became more stylized in the Bronze Inscription Script, with the addition of decorative elements. In the Seal Script, used during the Qin Dynasty, 饭 became more angular and simplified. Further simplification occurred during the Han Dynasty in the Clerical Script, making 饭 more recognizable as the character used today. In modern Regular Script, 饭 is further standardized, maintaining its basic structure from the Clerical Script. Throughout its evolution, 饭 has retained its meaning of "rice" or "cooked rice" while also being used to refer to a meal or food in general. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ？ ### Bronze Script ![[Pasted image 20240416184132.svg]] ### Seal Script ![[Pasted image 20240416184136.svg]] ### Clerical Script ![[Pasted image 20240416184141.svg]] ### Regular Script ![[Pasted image 20240416184146.svg]]