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chī

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chī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chī | chi1
English translation
bamboo rod used for beatings

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About chī

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

chī

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of chī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮台

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

Tái

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and Tái represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chī

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舞蹈 wǔdǎo 开始 kāishǐ 前会举行 jǔxíng 祈祷 qí dǎo 鞭笞 biān chī de 仪式 yíshì

There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins.

Words with chī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鞭笞 biān chī to flog鞭笞 biān chī
chī to whip with bamboo strips chī
笞刑 chī xíng whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)笞刑 chī xíng

chī Decomposition & Compounds

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