吃(chī)

HSK 16 strokesTrad. 喫

to eat

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Character information

Pinyin
chī
Meaning
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
喫

Origin & structure

Where 吃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口乞

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 乞 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu乞qǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 吃 step by step

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

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Words with 吃

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

chī吃lì力
HSK 5

to entail strenuous effort

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kǒu口chī吃
HSK 7-9

to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]

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chī吃bù不shàng上
HSK 7-9

unable to get anything to eat

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chī吃hē喝wán玩lè乐
HSK 7-9

(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)

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chī吃kǔ苦
HSK 7-9

to bear hardships

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luàn乱chī吃

to eat indiscriminately

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tōu偷chī吃

to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful

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chī吃bù不xiāo消

to be unable to tolerate or endure

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一七三上下不东两

From 吃’s common words

力口不上喝玩乐苦

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