Usage of the character 飯

cooked rice
CL:碗 (wǎn)
meal
CL:頓／顿 (dùn)
(loanword) fan
devotee

cūfàn

粗饭

[粗飯]

an unappealing and unsatisfying meal

jiǔfàn

酒饭

[酒飯]

food and drink

fànsā

饭撒

[飯撒]

(coll.) gesture by an idol aimed at delighting fans (e.g. winking or throwing signed items); to interact with fans in such a manner (loanword from Japanese "fansābisu" – literally, "fan service")

yòngfàn

用饭

[用飯]

to eat
to have a meal

fànlèi

饭类

[飯類]

rice dishes (on menu)

hùnfàn

混饭

[混飯]

to work for a living

fànpén

饭盆

[飯盆]

pet food bowl
dog bowl

chǎofàn

炒饭

[炒飯]

fried rice
(Tw) (slang) to have sex

shèngfàn

剩饭

[剩飯]

leftover food

wǎnfàn

晚饭

[晚飯]

evening meal
dinner
supper
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn),次 (cì),餐 (cān)

cèngfàn

蹭饭

[蹭飯]

(coll.) to mooch a meal

duānfàn

端饭

[端飯]

to serve (food)

wǔfàn

午饭

[午飯]

lunch
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn),次 (cì),餐 (cān)

kèfàn

客饭

[客飯]

cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors
set meal

páfàn

扒饭

[扒飯]

to push food into one's mouth using chopsticks while holding one's bowl up to one's mouth

xīfàn

稀饭

[稀飯]

porridge; gruel; congee

zhuāfàn

抓饭

[抓飯]

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)

tuánfàn

抟饭

[摶飯]

to roll rice balls
rice ball

chūfàn

出饭

[出飯]

(coll.) (of rice) to rise well (with cooking)

héfàn

盒饭

[盒飯]

meal in a partitioned box

bāofàn

包饭

[包飯]

to get or supply meals for a monthly rate; to board; to provide board

zǎofàn

早饭

[早飯]

breakfast
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn),次 (cì),餐 (cān)

fàntǒng

饭桶

[飯桶]

rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)
(fig.) fathead
a good-for-nothing

fànzhuō

饭桌

[飯桌]

dining table

huìfàn

烩饭

[燴飯]

rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables

fànchí

饭匙

[飯匙]

rice paddle

liúfàn

留饭

[留飯]

to put some food aside for sb
to invite sb to stay for a meal
invitation to dinner

fàntì

饭替

[飯替]

body double (in eating scenes)

fàntuō

饭托

[飯托]

person hired to lure customers to a restaurant

pēnfàn

喷饭

[噴飯]

(coll.) to burst out laughing

fànpiào

饭票

[飯票]

(lit. and fig.) meal ticket

wéifàn

唯饭

[唯飯]

fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band

zhǔfàn

煮饭

[煮飯]

to cook

chéngfàn

盛饭

[盛飯]

to fill a bowl with rice

kāifàn

开饭

[開飯]

to serve a meal

fànhé

饭盒

[飯盒]

lunchbox
mess tin

yóufàn

油饭

[油飯]

fried sticky rice

fàntáng

饭堂

[飯堂]

dining hall
canteen
cafeteria

fàntuán

饭团

[飯糰]

rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings)
onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball)

fànsháo

饭勺

[飯勺]

rice paddle

yàofàn

要饭

[要飯]

to beg (for food or money)

fàncài

饭菜

[飯菜]

food

júfàn

焗饭

[焗飯]

rice au gratin

zhōngfàn

中饭

[中飯]

lunch

pàofàn

泡饭

[泡飯]

to soak cooked rice in soup or water
cooked rice reheated in boiling water

bànfàn

拌饭

[拌飯]

bibimbap (Korean cuisine)

biànfàn

便饭

[便飯]

an ordinary meal
simple home cooking

báifàn

白饭

[白飯]

plain cooked rice
rice with nothing to go with it

zuòfàn

做饭

[做飯]

to prepare a meal
to cook

mǐfàn

米饭

[米飯]

(cooked) rice

fànwǎn

饭碗

[飯碗]

rice bowl
fig. livelihood
job
way of making a living

zhāifàn

斋饭

[齋飯]

food given to Buddhist monks as alms

gànfàn

干饭

[幹飯]

(coll.) to have a meal

tǎofàn

讨饭

[討飯]

to ask for food
to beg

fàndiǎn

饭点

[飯點]

mealtime (lunchtime, dinnertime etc)

dǎfàn

打饭

[打飯]

to get food at a canteen

fàndiàn

饭店

[飯店]

restaurant
hotel
CL:家 (jiā),個／个 (gè)

fànliàng

饭量

[飯量]

amount of food one eats
portion size

fànguǎn

饭馆

[飯館]

restaurant
CL:家 (jiā)

xiàfàn

下饭

[下飯]

to eat one's rice with an accompanying dish (to make the rice more palatable)
(of a dish) to go well with rice

gānfàn

干饭

[乾飯]

plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge)

fàntīng

饭厅

[飯廳]

dining room
dining hall
mess hall

chīfàn

吃饭

[吃飯]

to have a meal
to eat
to make a living

fànshí

饭食

[飯食]

food

gàifàn

盖饭

[蓋飯]

rice with meat and vegetables

fànzhuāng

饭庄

[飯莊]

big restaurant

fànquān

饭圈

[飯圈]

fan community
fandom

dùnfàn

炖饭

[燉飯]

risotto

fànjú

饭局

[飯局]

dinner party
banquet

chīláofàn

吃牢饭

[吃牢飯]

(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)

xiǎofànzhuō

小饭桌

[小飯桌]

dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch

fènrfàn

份儿饭

[份兒飯]

set meal

lǐnghéfàn

领盒饭

[領盒飯]

(coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies)

chǎolěngfàn

炒冷饭

[炒冷飯]

to stir-fry leftover rice
fig. to rehash the same story
to serve up the same old product

chīxiánfàn

吃闲饭

[吃閒飯]

to lead an idle life; to be a loafer

ruǎnfànnán

软饭男

[軟飯男]

kept man

chībáifàn

吃白饭

[吃白飯]

to eat plain rice
(fig.) to eat and not pay for it
to sponge off others
to freeload

zǎowǔfàn

早午饭

[早午飯]

brunch

niányèfàn

年夜饭

[年夜飯]

reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)

yùfàntuán

御饭团

[御飯糰]

onigiri (Japanese-style riceball)

shǒuzhuāfàn

手抓饭

[手抓飯]

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
pilau

yìkǔfàn

忆苦饭

[憶苦飯]

unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships
fig. poor-tasting meal

wūfànguǒ

乌饭果

[烏飯果]

blueberry

xiǎofànguǎn

小饭馆

[小飯館]

tearoom
canteen
cafeteria

chīgānfàn

吃干饭

[吃乾飯]

(coll.) to be incompetent
useless
good-for-nothing

diūfànwǎn

丢饭碗

[丟飯碗]

to lose one's job

jīnfànwǎn

金饭碗

[金飯碗]

secure and lucrative job

dànbāofàn

蛋包饭

[蛋包飯]

omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup

zhǎofànwǎn

找饭碗

[找飯碗]

to look for a job

tiěfànwǎn

铁饭碗

[鐵飯碗]

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

bābǎofàn

八宝饭

[八寶飯]

Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year

gàijiāofàn

盖浇饭

[蓋澆飯]