Chinese Word: 痴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

痴

Pinyin: chī

English Definition: imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly

Chinese Definition:
①傻，无知：痴人说梦。痴钝。痴愚。白痴。
②精神失常，疯癫：发痴。痴癫。
③入迷，极度迷恋：痴心。痴情。
④谦辞，白白地：痴长(zhǎng)(说自己白白地比对方大若干岁)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 疒

Pictophonetic:知 indicates the sound; 疒 (sickness) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 疒 [ nè ] sickness, disease
- 知 [ zhī ] to know, to perceive, to comprehend

Similar Characters: 痂

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1		nǐ 你 bú yào 不要 zhù shì 注视 wǒ 我 nà 那 yī 一 shuāng 双 chī 痴 yǎn 眼。 Perish? gaze not in my eyes.
2		dòng màn 动漫 chī 痴 dà gài 大概 shì 是 zuì 最 pǔ biàn 普遍 de 的， ér qiě 而且 shì 是 zuì 最 fán rén 烦人 de 的。 The Anime Freak is probably the most common, and one of the most annoying.
3		yīn cǐ 因此 tā 它 de 的 yì yì 意义 zhǐ néng 只能 wèi 为 diàn nǎo mí 电脑迷 chī 痴 men 们 suǒ 所 lǐng huì 领会。 As such, only computer junkies can understand its significance.
4		mā ma 妈妈， nín 您 zhī dào 知道 ma 吗？ nán rén 男人 ài 爱 qíng rén 情人 zuì 最 chī 痴， ài 爱 qī zi 妻子 zuì shēn 最深， dàn shì 但是 ài 爱 mǔ qīn 母亲 zuì 最 cháng jiǔ 长久。 Mom, do you know that a man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest?
5		lǎo yǒu 老友 de 的 hǎo chu 好处 zhī yī 之一 jiù shì 就是 nǐ 你 kě 可 yǔ 与 zhī 之 shuǎ 耍 fēng 疯 bàn 扮 chī 痴。 It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

1		nǐ 你 bú yào 不要 zhù shì 注视 wǒ 我 nà 那 yī 一 shuāng 双 chī 痴 yǎn 眼。 Perish? gaze not in my eyes.
2		dòng màn 动漫 chī 痴 dà gài 大概 shì 是 zuì 最 pǔ biàn 普遍 de 的， ér qiě 而且 shì 是 zuì 最 fán rén 烦人 de 的。 The Anime Freak is probably the most common, and one of the most annoying.
3		yīn cǐ 因此 tā 它 de 的 yì yì 意义 zhǐ néng 只能 wèi 为 diàn nǎo mí 电脑迷 chī 痴 men 们 suǒ 所 lǐng huì 领会。 As such, only computer junkies can understand its significance.
4		mā ma 妈妈， nín 您 zhī dào 知道 ma 吗？ nán rén 男人 ài 爱 qíng rén 情人 zuì 最 chī 痴， ài 爱 qī zi 妻子 zuì shēn 最深， dàn shì 但是 ài 爱 mǔ qīn 母亲 zuì 最 cháng jiǔ 长久。 Mom, do you know that a man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest?
5		lǎo yǒu 老友 de 的 hǎo chu 好处 zhī yī 之一 jiù shì 就是 nǐ 你 kě 可 yǔ 与 zhī 之 shuǎ 耍 fēng 疯 bàn 扮 chī 痴。 It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.