Mandarin Banana

吃

chi1 = ch + Ø1	to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吃 Charlie Chaplin and the beggar are floating in front of the space station. Charlie Chaplin is very hungry and begs the beggar to hand over the beggar's mandarin. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago \| add a painting
ji2 = ji + Ø2	stammer \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吃

吃
=
乞
+
口

乞

qi3 =
qi + Ø3

to beg | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乞

The beggar gives the Queen of Hearts her key which he found. As a reward, she awards him a silver medal, pronouncing him second grade knight of the royal court. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

乞
=
𠂉
+
乙

𠂉

xx5	Character component without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 𠂉 This one looks like a key. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting

乞
=
𠂉
+
乙

乙

yi3 =
y + Ø3

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乙

Who's second always gets a silver medal. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

Maud Younger is proudly holding her silver medal in the camera. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

zhe2 =
zh + e2

turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乙

吃
=
乞
+
口

口

kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

Stroke order

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吃 is not a component of another character.

吃 is the simplified version of 喫 .

HSK level: 1

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

ch	Charlie Chaplin - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
ji	Jeanne d'Arc - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
Ø2	Just insite the space station's entrance - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

Words with 吃

好 hao4 吃 chi1		to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous (HSK level 2)
好 hao3 吃 chi1		tasty / delicious (HSK level 2)
吃 chi1 惊 jing1		to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed (HSK level 4)
小 xiao3 吃 chi1		snack / refreshments / CL:家[jia1] (HSK level 5)
吃 chi1 亏 kui1		to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately (HSK level 5)
吃 chi1 力 li4		to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain (HSK level 6)
吃 chi1 苦 ku3		to bear / hardships (HSK level 6)
省 sheng3 吃 chi1 俭 jian3 用 yong4		to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
吃 chi1 得 de5 开 kai1		to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand
吃 chi1 紧 jin3		in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important
吃 chi1 官 guan1 司 si1		to face legal action / to get sued
吃 chi1 素 su4		to be a vegetarian
吃 chi1 水 shui3		drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship)
难 nan2 吃 chi1		unpalatable
吃 chi1 苦 ku3 耐 nai4 劳 lao2		hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
狗 gou3 吃 chi1 屎 shi3		to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
吃 chi1 不 bu5 消 xiao1		to be unable to tolerate or endure / to find sth difficult to manage
吃 chi1 药 yao4		to take medicine
贪 tan1 吃 chi1		gluttonous / voracious
自 zi4 讨 tao3 苦 ku3 吃 chi1		to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back
吃 chi1 闲 xian2 饭 fan4		to live as a parasite / doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃 chi1 不 bu5 开 kai1		be unpopular / won't work
大 da4 吃 chi1 一 yi1 惊 jing1		to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked
白 bai2 吃 chi1		to eat without paying / to eat for free
吃 chi1 醋 cu4		to feel jealous
口 kou3 吃 chi1		to stammer / to stutter / also pr. [kou3 ji2]
吃 chi1 饭 fan4		to have a meal / to eat / to make a living
吃 chi1 香 xiang1		very popular
吃 chi1 喝 he1		food and drink / diet
小 xiao3 吃 chi1 店 dian4		snack bar / lunch room / CL:家[jia1]
大 da4 吃 chi1 大 da4 喝 he1		to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself
吃 chi1 苦 ku3 头 tou5		to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
吃 chi1 法 fa3		way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
吃 chi1 得 de5 消 xiao1		to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) / to be able to afford
吃 chi1 喝 he1 玩 wan2 乐 le4		to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃 chi1 哑 ya3 巴 ba5 亏 kui1		to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃 chi1 喝 he1 嫖 piao2 赌 du3		to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling / to lead a life of dissipation
吃 chi1 不 bu5 住 zhu4		to be unable to bear or support
吃 chi1 味 wei4		to be jealous / to envy
吃 chi1 力 li4 不 bu4 讨 tao3 好 hao3		arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding