cī
first tone
第一声
high and flat
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ci Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn ci pinyin visually. Open one clear ci path through vocabulary words. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
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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 ci
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
cí
second tone
第二声
flat c initial
cǐ
third tone
第三声
down, then up
cì
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for ci
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
cī
A common Chinese character pronounced cī.
常用汉字「差」，读作 cī。
cí
word / term
词语，单词
cǐ
A common Chinese character pronounced cǐ.
常用汉字「此」，读作 cǐ。
cì
A common Chinese character pronounced cì.
常用汉字「刺」，读作 cì。
Useful words
Build vocabulary with ci
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差
cī
A common Chinese character pronounced cī.
常用汉字「差」，读作 cī。
词语
cí yǔ
word / phrase
词或短语
此
cǐ
A common Chinese character pronounced cǐ.
常用汉字「此」，读作 cǐ。
刺
cì
A common Chinese character pronounced cì.
常用汉字「刺」，读作 cì。
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