馋 - chán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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25 strokes
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饞 (馋)

chán

Definition

gluttonous
greedy
to have a craving

Usage

馋 is used in expressions to talk about food, much the same way one would say in English "my mouth is watering".

Character Decomposition

Related words (11)

饞人

chán rén

to make one's mouth water; appetizing; greedy person; glutton

gluttonous; glutton

gluttony

slander

glutton; greedy; piggish

饞嘴蛙

chán zuǐ wā

sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce

see 饞涎欲滴

gluttonous; ravenous

to covet; to envy

to eat to one's heart's content

貪饞

tān chán

gluttonous; greedy; insatiable; avid

Idioms (2)

饞涎欲滴

chán xián yù dī

(lit.) to drool with desire (idiom); (fig.) to hunger for; greedy

眼饞肚飽

yǎn chán dù bǎo

to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)

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