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Making Chinese characters memorable

吃

ㄔ

chī

eat
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Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • 吃
    ㄔ

    chī

    eat

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • 乞
      ㄑㄧ ˇ

      qǐ

      beg

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this character is a person begging for food to eat.
by jilly

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