痴 chī
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 知 to know, to perceive, to comprehend
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
痴迷
chīmí
to be obsessed with; to be infatuated with
Characters in this word
迷 mí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 米 rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他从小痴迷于画画，常常画到忘记吃饭。 Tā cóngxiǎo chīmí yú huàhuà, chángcháng huà dào wàngjì chīfàn. He has been obsessed with drawing since childhood, often drawing until he forgets to eat.
- 孩子们痴迷这款新游戏，连晚饭都不想吃。 Háizimen chīmí zhè kuǎn xīn yóuxì, lián wǎnfàn dōu bù xiǎng chī. The kids are hooked on this new game and don't even want dinner.
- 她对老电影十分痴迷，家里收藏了上百张碟片。 Tā duì lǎo diànyǐng shífēn chīmí, jiā lǐ shōucáng le shàng bǎi zhāng diépiàn. She's crazy about old films and has hundreds of discs at home.
Related words
- 痴呆 chīdāi demented; dementia
- 痴心 chīxīn infatuation; blindly devoted
- 如痴如醉 rúchīrúzuì to be entranced; intoxicated with
- 歌迷 gēmí fan of a singer
- 迷 mí fan; to be lost
- 球迷 qiúmí sports fan
- 迷人 mírén charming
- 迷信 míxìn superstitious; superstition
- 沉迷 chénmí to be obsessed with; addicted to
- 低迷 dīmí sluggish; depressed
- 昏迷 hūnmí to be unconscious; to be in a coma
- 迷惑 míhuò confused; to confuse