饵 Strokes Write it Listen 饵 ěr bait; cake; dumplings; to bait, to entice HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 饣 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from饣meaningshífood; to eat耳sounděrear; to hear, to hear of; handle How it works饣 hints at the meaning (food), and 耳 ěr hints at the sound.