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吃 (chī): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 1

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2.

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吃 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

吃=口mouth+乞beg

The mouth (口) engages with something, using the sound (乞) — to eat or consume.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 吃

HSK words that contain this character.

好吃

hǎo chī

delicious

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

小吃

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吃 is used in context

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

píng苹

guǒ果

。

Information

Pinyinchī

Meaningto eat

Strokes6

Radical口

Traditional喫

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#69

Zhuyinㄔ

UnicodeU+5403

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xiǎo chī

snack

HSK 4

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating

吃力

chī lì

strenuous; laborious

吃苦

chī kǔ

bear hardships

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口吃

kǒu chī

Stammer / stutter

吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

eating / drinking / and having fun / enjoying life

大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled

贪吃

tān chī

greedy / gluttonous

He likes to eat apples.

wǒ我

men们

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

yào要

àn按

shí时

chī吃

fàn饭

。

We need to eat meals on time every day.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chī吃

zǎo早

fàn饭

。

I eat breakfast every day.

kàn看

dào到

bié别

rén人

chéng成

gōng功

，

tā他

yǒu有

diǎn点

chī吃

cù醋

。

He feels a bit jealous seeing others succeed.

zhè这

cì次

jiāo交

yì易

tā他

chī吃

le了

dà大

kuī亏

。

He suffered big losses in this transaction.

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