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 popular; to be getting on well; much in demand
all kinds of abuse of power
to eat up; to consume
mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
bury a case; cover up a crime
(fig.) to be ablaze with anger; snappy; ornery
(fig.) to be ablaze with anger; snappy; ornery
remember those who helped you; be grateful
(of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel; (of food) to absorb oil
to pluck up some courage
to pluck up some courage
to do prison time (Tw)
to do prison time (Tw)
onlookers watching drama; gossiping bystanders
onlookers watching drama; peanut gallery
to freeload; to eat without paying
to freeload; to sponge off others
to freeload; to sponge off others
to live off government money
to live off government money
table manners
susceptible to force but not persuasion
susceptible to force but not persuasion
to steal wages using fake workers