to resign; to decline; to take leave

Character data

Radical ⾟ (160.12)
Strokes 19
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

辭 cí
  1. 1. to resign
  2. 2. to decline
  3. 3. to take leave
  4. 4. to dismiss
  5. 5. variant of
  6. 6. ballad (archaic poetic genre)
  7. 7. old variant of

Words containing 辭

Word Meaning
adjective
variant of dào cí
to decline with sincere thanks
speak confidently; argue as if in the right
elegiac words; an elegy
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
wording; way of expressing something; diction
strongly-worded
term of respect; honorific (in grammar); honorific title
words; language
Songs of Chu; ancient Chinese poetry book
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan zuǒ zhuàn); one can always trump up a charge against sb
sentence-starting particle; filler word
short speech given in proposing a toast
incumbent; not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)
to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
to give a speech; to address an audience
to die; to depart from the world forever
ready to risk death; willing to die for duty
pocket dictionary
to quit one's job (without having another one)
expression; words; what one says
excuse; arguments; pretext