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吃
Pinyin: chī
English Definition: to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
Chinese Definition:
①把东西送进口中咽下，或依靠某种事物生活：吃饭。吃药。吃斋。
②消灭(多用于军事、棋奕)：吃掉敌人一个连。
③吸：吃烟。
④感受：吃惊。吃紧。吃一堑，长(zhǎng)一智。
⑤挨：吃官司。
⑥承受，支持：吃不消。
⑦船身入水的深度：吃水深浅。
⑧被：吃那厮砍了一刀。
⑨说话结巴：口吃。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic: 乞 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 乞 [ qǐ ] to beg; to request
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Example Words
吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
吃惊 chī jīng to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships
吃亏 chī kuī to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
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