Read Edit View history 吃 chī HSK1 eat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas chī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吃 Simp strokes 吃 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吃 Simp strokes 吃 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 吃 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 98, 547 ], [ 124, 524 ], [ 130, 511 ], [ 172, 271 ] ], [ [ 157, 526 ], [ 167, 536 ], [ 196, 547 ], [ 285, 573 ], [ 322, 546 ], [ 295, 417 ], [ 271, 399 ] ], [ [ 189, 337 ], [ 199, 352 ], [ 270, 373 ], [ 329, 372 ] ], [ [ 551, 832 ], [ 586, 791 ], [ 550, 687 ], [ 533, 650 ], [ 484, 575 ], [ 399, 489 ] ], [ [ 513, 575 ], [ 636, 588 ], [ 766, 625 ], [ 805, 627 ], [ 820, 621 ] ], [ 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490 506 571 L 525 594 Z", "M 506 571 Q 515 562 554 554 Q 578 551 674 572 Q 821 611 824 612 Q 834 621 828 631 Q 819 644 786 651 Q 752 657 718 642 Q 676 626 631 614 Q 582 602 525 594 C 495 590 481 587 506 571 Z", "M 455 390 Q 439 387 437 379 Q 436 372 444 368 Q 481 361 514 369 Q 536 382 565 390 Q 589 396 591 389 Q 594 383 557 325 Q 398 115 487 36 Q 488 36 491 33 Q 525 5 597 -11 Q 760 -50 946 31 Q 976 43 970 65 Q 954 128 949 226 Q 945 241 938 241 Q 932 242 925 225 Q 915 189 903 150 Q 887 95 841 76 Q 798 52 698 48 Q 598 44 560 62 Q 526 78 514 112 Q 498 187 618 320 Q 655 363 692 381 Q 717 394 709 407 Q 702 423 648 451 Q 627 464 599 449 Q 523 406 455 390 Z" ] } 6 strokes 吃 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 98, 547 ], [ 124, 524 ], [ 130, 511 ], [ 172, 271 ] ], [ [ 157, 526 ], [ 167, 536 ], [ 196, 547 ], [ 285, 573 ], [ 322, 546 ], [ 295, 417 ], [ 271, 399 ] ], [ [ 189, 337 ], [ 199, 352 ], [ 270, 373 ], [ 329, 372 ] ], [ [ 551, 832 ], [ 586, 791 ], [ 550, 687 ], 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787 Q 644 803 627 818 Q 570 851 548 845 Q 535 842 539 826 Q 563 715 445 559 Q 418 532 388 490 Q 381 472 397 478 Q 439 490 506 571 L 525 594 Z", "M 506 571 Q 515 562 554 554 Q 578 551 674 572 Q 821 611 824 612 Q 834 621 828 631 Q 819 644 786 651 Q 752 657 718 642 Q 676 626 631 614 Q 582 602 525 594 C 495 590 481 587 506 571 Z", "M 455 390 Q 439 387 437 379 Q 436 372 444 368 Q 481 361 514 369 Q 536 382 565 390 Q 589 396 591 389 Q 594 383 557 325 Q 398 115 487 36 Q 488 36 491 33 Q 525 5 597 -11 Q 760 -50 946 31 Q 976 43 970 65 Q 954 128 949 226 Q 945 241 938 241 Q 932 242 925 225 Q 915 189 903 150 Q 887 95 841 76 Q 798 52 698 48 Q 598 44 560 62 Q 526 78 514 112 Q 498 187 618 320 Q 655 363 692 381 Q 717 394 709 407 Q 702 423 648 451 Q 627 464 599 449 Q 523 406 455 390 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text 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