次(cì)

HSK 16 strokes

next in sequence

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Character information

Pinyin
cì
Meaning
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 次 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰冫欠

A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫

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

Made of

冫bīng欠qiàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 次 step by step

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

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Words with 次

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

shàng上cì次
HSK 1

last time

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xià下cì次
HSK 1

next time

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qí其cì次
HSK 3

next

Open 其次 page →
duō多cì次
HSK 4

many times

Open 多次 page →
zài再cì次
HSK 5

once more; once again

Open 再次 page →
céng层cì次
HSK 5

layer

Open 层次 page →
yī一cì次xìng性
HSK 6

one-off (offer)

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yī依cì次
HSK 6

in order

Open 依次 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 次’s common words

上下其多再层一性

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