CHARACTERS / CHI

“chi” is 14 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 吃chīto eatHSK 1 · TONE 1
  2. 离chīmythical beast (archaic)HSK 2 · TONE 1
  3. 迟chílateHSK 3 · TONE 2
  4. 匙chíspoonHSK 4 · TONE 2
  5. 持chíto holdHSK 4 · TONE 2
  6. 尺chǐa Chinese footHSK 5 · TONE 3
  7. 池chípondHSK 5 · TONE 2
  8. 翅chì(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)HSK 5 · TONE 4
  9. 齿chǐtoothHSK 5 · TONE 3
  10. 侈chǐextravagantHSK 6 · TONE 3
  11. 斥chìto blameHSK 6 · TONE 4
  12. 耻chǐ(bound form) shameHSK 6 · TONE 3
  13. 赤chìredHSK 6 · TONE 4
  14. 驰chíto run fastHSK 6 · TONE 2