in English

chī verb HSK1
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
stammer

Measure word

  • diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 吃 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 吃 Show the animation
Le caractère 喫 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • "妈妈,我能吃一块饼干吗?" "不行,不该在3餐间吃。"

    "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

  • Tom喜不喜欢吃西红柿?

    Does Tom like tomatoes?

  • 一些人用手吃寿司。

    Some people eat sushi with their hands.

  • 一位医生告诉过我,吃鸡蛋对我的健康有害。

    A doctor told me that eating eggs was bad for me.

  • 一家人一起吃了晚饭。

    The family ate dinner together.

  • 万一你生病了,吃这个药。

    Take this medicine in case you get sick.

  • 不,我还是喜欢吃蔬菜。

    No, I still prefer eating vegetables.

  • 不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。

    Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.

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