CHARACTERS / CHI
“chi” is 14 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 吃chīto eatHSK 1 · TONE 1
- 离chīmythical beast (archaic)HSK 2 · TONE 1
- 迟chílateHSK 3 · TONE 2
- 匙chíspoonHSK 4 · TONE 2
- 持chíto holdHSK 4 · TONE 2
- 尺chǐa Chinese footHSK 5 · TONE 3
- 池chípondHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 翅chì(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)HSK 5 · TONE 4
- 齿chǐtoothHSK 5 · TONE 3
- 侈chǐextravagantHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 斥chìto blameHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 耻chǐ(bound form) shameHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 赤chìredHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 驰chíto run fastHSK 6 · TONE 2