1. to eat
E.g.: 食欲 (appetite), 飲食 (eating and drinking)
2. meal
E.g.: 食前 (before a meal), 食卓 (dining table)
3. food
E.g.: 食糧 (provisions), 衣食 (food and clothing)
4. to make a living; livelihood; stipend
E.g.: 食禄 (stipend)
5. to support; to provide for
E.g.: 食客 (dependent guest)
6. eclipse; to be obscured
E.g.: 日食 (solar eclipse), 月食 (lunar eclipse)
