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🍚Rice Bowl EmojiUnicode: 1F35A
A bowl of cooked white rice. Used to talk about food, meals, hunger, or Asian cuisine.
Released in 2010 with Unicode 6.0 as part of Emoji 1.0
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Meaning and Interpretation
🍚 This little bowl is basically shorthand for 'food' or 'eating'. It's your go-to emoji for saying you're hungry, you're about to have a meal, or you just had some bomb food. It's super common when talking about any kind of Asian dish, but honestly, it works for any meal that needs a side of rice (which is most of them, let's be real). '🍚?' can mean 'Wanna get food?'. Simple, versatile, and delicious.
Symbolism
- Nourishment & Sustenance
- Cultural Cuisine (especially East/Southeast Asian)
- Home-cooked Comfort & Simplicity
Common Usage Scenarios
- Announcing you're about to eat or just finished a meal.
- Planning a meal with friends, especially for rice-based dishes.
- Expressing hunger or a craving for something simple and hearty.
Usage Examples in Conversation
Meal prep is done for the week! 🍚🍗🥦
What's for dinner? 🍚?
So hungry, could eat ten bowls of this right now 🍚🍚🍚
Nothing beats homemade food 🍚❤️
Just got paid, treat yourself to a nice meal! 🍣🍚
Usage Guidelines and Etiquette
- Often paired with other food emojis to represent a full meal.
- Multiple bowls (🍚🍚🍚) can emphasize being very hungry or it being really good rice.
- Perfect for casual food-related chats, might seem out of place in very formal contexts.
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