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池
chí
1. pond
2. reservoir
3. moat
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

池
chí
pool, pond; moat; cistern
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

便池
biànchí
urinal
喷池
pēnchí
spray pool
城池
chéngchí
city
天池
Tiānchí
Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang
岳池
Yuèchí
Yuechi county in Guang'an [[廣安|广安<Guǎngān>]], Sichuan
差池
chāchí
mistake
晕池
yùnchí
to faint in the bathroom (from heat)
水池
shuǐchí
pond
池上
Chíshàng
Chihshang or Chihshang township in Taitung county [[臺東縣|台东县<Táidōngxiàn>]], southeast Taiwan
池塘
chítáng
pool
HSK 5
池子
chízi
pond
池州
Chízhōu
Chizhou prefecture level city in Anhui
池沼
chízhǎo
pool
池汤
chítāng
large pool in a bathhouse
池鹭
chílù
(Chinese bird species) Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus)
池盐
chíyán
lake salt
沙池
shāchí
sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
河池
Héchí
Hechi prefecture level city in Guangxi
泳池
yǒngchí
swimming pond
浴池
yùchí
public bath

Alternate Entries

池
Chí
surname Chi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,708
Word Frequency Rank
2,428 of 84,292

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