chī
first tone
第一声
retroflex ch initial
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Free visual pinyin lesson
chi Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn chi pinyin visually. Open one clear chi path through eating a meal. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
吃连接到吃饭的高频路径。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
单声调路径
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
4 characters · 4 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of chi
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
chí
second tone
第二声
rising
chǐ
third tone
第三声
down, then up
chì
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for chi
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
chī
to eat
吃东西
chí
A common Chinese character pronounced chí.
常用汉字「持」，读作 chí。
chǐ
A common Chinese character pronounced chǐ.
常用汉字「耻」，读作 chǐ。
chì
A common Chinese character pronounced chì.
常用汉字「赤」，读作 chì。
Useful words
Build vocabulary with chi
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
吃饭
chī fàn
to eat a meal
吃一顿饭
持
chí
A common Chinese character pronounced chí.
常用汉字「持」，读作 chí。
耻
chǐ
A common Chinese character pronounced chǐ.
常用汉字「耻」，读作 chǐ。
赤
chì
A common Chinese character pronounced chì.
常用汉字「赤」，读作 chì。
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