chī

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

HSK 1 #475

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 475th character
Radical ⼝ (30.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 429

Definitions

吃 chī
  1. 1. to eat
  2. 2. to consume
  3. 3. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  4. 4. to suffer
  5. 5. to absorb
  6. 6. to destroy
  7. 7. to eradicate
  8. 8. to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is )

Stroke order

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Words containing 吃

Word Meaning
to be unsure about a matter; to be uncertain
to be unsure about a matter; to be uncertain
won't work; be unpopular
(coll.) to be incompetent; useless; good-for-nothing
(coll.) to be incompetent; useless; good-for-nothing
to feel reassured
oppressive; exploitative
vicious and greedy; ruthless
vicious and greedy; ruthless
accept favors, hard to speak or act freely
If you take favors, you can't speak freely
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
food and lodging
penetration of a cutting tool
all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)
all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)
hard work with no thanks or reward
hard work with no thanks; thankless effort
(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
to be jealous; to envy
to be forced to suffer in silence
to lead a life of dissipation
to lead a life of dissipation
(fig.) the ordinary daily routine