食品
しょくひん · shokuhin · JLPT N3 · noun
grocery
🥫🍱 食品 = eat (食) + goods (品): goods for eating
食 (shoku) means eat or food, as in 食事 (meal). 品 (hin) means goods or article, as in 商品 (merchandise). Together: food as a product category, the word printed on shop signs and packaging labels.
品 — three 口 (mouth) stacked
品 is an ideogram showing three 口 (mouths or openings) piled together. The repetition of 口 suggests many people, items, or voices, which gave rise to meanings like 'kinds,' 'goods,' 'rank,' and 'to taste/judge.' The triple stacking is a common Chinese device for indicating plurality or variety.