(chì)

HSK 7-95 strokes

to blame

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chì
Meaning
to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸斤丶

Someone scolded for cutting themselves 丶 with an axe 斤

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

páichì
HSK 7-9

to reject

Open 排斥 page →
chì

mutually exclusive

Open 互斥 page →
chōngchì

to be full of; to flood; to congest

Open 充斥 page →
chì

to berate; to excoriate; to chide

Open 呵斥 page →
chì

to angrily rebuke

Open 怒斥 page →
chì

repulsion (in electrostatics)

Open 斥力 page →

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