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辞
辭
cí
1. to resign
2. to dismiss
3. to decline
4. to take leave
5. ballad (archaic poetic genre)
6. variant of [[詞|词<cí>]]
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

辞
cí
words, speech; to resign, to take leave
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

严辞
yáncí
stern words
请辞
qǐngcí
to ask sb to resign from a post
谀辞
yúcí
flattering words
谦辞
qiāncí
humble words
讲辞
jiǎngcí
lectures
赞辞
zàncí
praise
辞世
císhì
to die
辞令
cílìng
polite speech
辞任
círèn
to resign (a position)
辞典
cídiǎn
dictionary (of Chinese compound words)
辞别
cíbié
to take leave
辞去
cíqù
to resign
辞呈
cíchéng
(written) resignation
辞官
cíguān
to resign a government post
辞掉
cídiào
to resign a post
辞书
císhū
word book
辞格
cígé
figure of speech
辞海
Cíhǎi
Cihai, an encyclopedic dictionary first published in 1915, and frequently revised
辞章
cízhāng
poetry and prose
辞职
cízhí
to resign
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

辞
cí
old variant of [[辭|辞<cí>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,468
Word Frequency Rank
3,637 of 84,292

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