• 475th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chī (chi1)to eat • to consume • to eat at (a cafeteria etc) • to eradicate • to destroy • to absorb • to suffer
2. (ji2)stammer

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chī (chi1)The component is pronounced as '' (qi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chī (chi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (qi3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

吃完 
吃饭 (吃飯)
好吃 

Uncommon

偷吃 
吃力 
吃喝 
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
吃奶 
吃掉 
吃法 
吃素 
吃苦 
吃药 (吃藥)
吃亏 (吃虧)
吃醋 
吃惊 (吃驚)
大吃大喝 
小吃 
白吃 
贪吃 (貪吃)
难吃 (難吃)

RareShow 98

#Back to top
  • 1736th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuī (kui1)deficiency • deficit • luckily

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kuī (kui1)The component is pronounced as 'kuī' (kui1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for kuī (kui1)The component is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

吃亏 (吃虧)
幸亏 (幸虧)

Uncommon

功亏一篑 (功虧一簣)
多亏 (多虧)
亏待 (虧待)
亏得 (虧得)
亏心事 (虧心事)
亏损 (虧損)
亏本 (虧本)
亏欠 (虧欠)

RareShow 25

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.