饭 fàn food
Made up of [饣 shí food; eat radical 184, 反 fǎn contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to rebel ]A measure word to use for this noun: 纷 fēn
Alternative traditional form of character: 飯
Made with 7 strokes.
The food radical gives the meaning, 'Fan' (contrary) gives the phonetic
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 饣 shí component: 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) 馆 guǎn (building) ; 饺 jiǎo (dumpling) ; 饮 yǐn (to drink)
Also uses 反 fǎn component: 板 bǎn (board) 版 bǎn (a register)
Different tone
反 fǎn (contrary)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
粗茶淡饭 cū chá dàn fàn Eat simple home-made food and yet be healthy生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn What has been done can not be undone