吃 chī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 乞 to beg
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
吃
chī
to eat
Character
Example phrases
- 我想吃米饭。 Wǒ xiǎng chī mǐfàn. I want to eat rice.
- 你想吃什么？ Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What do you want to eat?
- 我们一起吃饭吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba. Let's eat together.