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How to Write 飨 (xiǎng) — Meaning “to feast; to offer food and drink”

xiǎng 12 strokes Radical: 饣

飨 (xiǎng) means "to feast; to offer food and drink" in Chinese. It has 12 strokes with the radical 饣.

Rated 4.2/5 in difficulty (advanced).

Appears in 3+ common words including 飨宴 (xiǎng yàn), 飨用 (xiǎng yòng), 飨客 (xiǎng kè).

Due to its 12 strokes, Hanzi Writer's error detection shows 飨 requires focused practice — most learners need 10+ attempts for consistent accuracy.

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How to Write 飨

The character 飨 (xiǎng) is written with 12 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 饣 is one of its key components.

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What Does xiǎng (飨) Mean in Chinese?

飨 means to feast; to offer food and drink.

Character Data

Character飨
Pinyinxiǎng (xiang)
Meaningto feast; to offer food and drink
Strokes12
Radical饣
Difficulty4.2/5

Origin of 飨

飨 combines the food radical 饣 (an abbreviated form of 食, meaning 'food') with 乡 (xiāng, 'village' or 'countryside'), suggesting a communal feast where villagers gather to share food and drink. The character is a simplified form of the traditional 饗, which originally paired 食 with 鄉 (the ancient character for 'village'), emphasizing the idea of offering food in a rural gathering.

💡 Memory Tip: Picture a village (乡) where a giant food cart (饣) rolls in, and everyone feasts together.

Common Words with 飨

飨宴 xiǎng yàn
feast; banquet
飨用 xiǎng yòng
to enjoy (a meal)
飨客 xiǎng kè
to entertain guests with a feast

Example Sentences

这是一场音乐飨宴。

zhè shì yī cháng yīn yuè xiǎng yàn

This is a musical feast.

请大家尽情飨用。

qǐng dà jiā jìn qíng xiǎng yòng

Everyone, please enjoy the meal to your heart's content.

主人准备好菜飨客。

zhǔ rén zhǔn bèi hǎo cài xiǎng kè

The host prepared delicious dishes to entertain the guests.

Similar Characters Comparison

Character Pinyin Strokes Radical
飨 (current) xiǎng 12 饣
饽 bō 10 饣
饿 è 10 饣
馀 yú 10 饣
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Frequently Asked Questions about 飨

The left component is the radical 饣, which indicates food or eating. The right component is 享, which means 'to enjoy'. Together, they suggest 'enjoying food', leading to the meaning of a feast or offering food.

Characters with Radical 饣

餍yàn饥jī饧táng饨tún饩xì饪rèn饫yù饬chì饭fàn饮yǐn

Other 12-Stroke Characters

亵xiè傅fù傈lì傍bàng傕jué傚xiào傣dǎi傥tǎng傧bīn储chǔ