歺
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Meaning: second-round simplified character for 餐
💡 Think of a person (人) sitting at a table (夕) to eat a meal. But it's simplified!
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Character Story & Explanation
歺 (cān) is a second-round simplified form of 餐 (meal, food). It was introduced in the 1970s to reduce strokes, but later abolished and is now rarely used. You may encounter it in historical documents or informal contexts. Its meaning is identical to 餐, referring to a meal or to eat.
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