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Character

吃 chī

HSK 1Character

to eat (food)

Radical
口
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 乞
Traditional
吃
Frequency
#184 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

chī

chi1
  1. to eat (food)
  2. to take medicine (as in 吃药)
  3. to have meals at a place (as in 吃食堂)

Examples

  • 我喜欢吃米饭。

    wǒ xǐ huan chī mǐ fàn

    I like to eat rice.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我们中午在食堂吃饭。

    wǒ men zhōng wǔ zài shí táng chī fàn

    We eat lunch at the cafeteria.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你每天要吃这种药。

    nǐ měi tiān yào chī zhè zhǒng yào

    You need to take this medicine every day.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 吃

Draw “吃” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 吃

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吃饭chī fànto eat a meal; to have breakfast, lunch, or dinnerWordHSK 1吃惊chī jīngto be surprised; to feel shockedWordHSK 4吃力chī lìhard to do; needing much effortWordHSK 5吃亏chī kuīto lose out or get a bad dealWordHSK 7–9吃苦chī kǔto accept and live with hard, difficult conditionsWordHSK 7–9吃不上chī bu shàngto not be able to eat something because there is noneWordHSK 7–9吃喝玩乐chī hē wán lèto spend time eating, drinking, and having funWordHSK 7–9吃人chī rénexploitativeWord吃伤chī shāngto become sick of a food after eating it too muchWord吃住chī zhùfood and lodgingWord吃刀chī dāopenetration of a cutting toolWord吃吃chī chī(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)Word

Same radical 口

All characters with 口 →
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