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chī

to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 乞 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 6 strokes Very Common (5%)

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⿰口乞 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5 6

Component Tree i

kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
📷 Pictographic: An open mouth
3 strokes HSK 3
to beg; to request
3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 吃 (160)

chī
HSK 1
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <jí>)
hǎochī
好吃
HSK 2
tasty / delicious
hàochī
好吃
HSK 2
to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous
xiǎochī
小吃
HSK 4
snack / refreshments / CL:[[家<jiā>]]
chījīng
吃惊
HSK 4
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
chīkuī
吃亏
HSK 5
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
chīlì
吃力
HSK 6
to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain
chīkǔ
吃苦
HSK 6
to bear hardships
chīdiào
吃掉
to eat up / to consume
chīwán
吃完
to finish eating
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