137) 食

shi

eat

good (艮) food covered with a lid (亼) to keep it warm for eating. When used as part of a character, it changes to “饣.”

137a) 饿

e

hungry

eat 饣=食 [shí] + I 我^113b[wǒ]

I (我) feel hungry when it’s time to eat (饣).

137yx) 包

bao

137y-47a*) 饱

bao

full

wrap 勹⁴⁶[bāo] + unborn child 巳⁹²[sì]

To be ‘full’ means you eat (饣) so much that you look like a woman who has a child inside (包) her.

137zx) 交

jiao

137z-1b*) 饺

jiao

dumpling

eat 饣=食¹³⁷[shí] + mix/deliver 交 [jiāo]

Dumplings are made by delivering (交) various ingredients to eat (饣)