Pronunciation

Characters pronounced chi.

15 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 15 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

斥 chì classic to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach 翅 chì wings; fin 赤 chì red; bare; Kangxi radical 155 匙 chí spoon; surname 弛 chí loosen, relax, unstring a bow 持 chí classic sustain, support; hold, grasp 池 chí pool, pond; moat; cistern 迟 chí late, tardy; slow; delay 驰 chí go quickly or swiftly; hurry 吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear 痴 chī foolish, stupid, dumb, silly 侈 chǐ luxurious, extravagant 尺 chǐ Chinese measure approx. 'foot' 耻 chǐ shame, humiliation; ashamed 齿 chǐ teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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