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
embezzle by faking staff on payroll
steal pay by listing fake workers
to steal pay by keeping ghost workers
food and clothing
to take one's pay and not care about the rest
to take one's pay and not care about the rest
tense; in short supply; hard-pressed
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
to suffer for one's actions; to suffer; to pay dearly
not content with what one already has
not content with what one already has
have some but still want more; be greedy
be greedy; want more while having some
to take medicine
to be at a disadvantage; to lose out; to suffer losses
to be taken advantage of
to be taken advantage of
(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
to bite the hand that feeds you
to bite the hand that feeds you
slot machine
to be a guest at a dinner party
to be a guest at a dinner party
Pac-Man (computer game)