Keyword
to eat
- to drink
- to suffer
- to endure
- to bear
- Frequency
- #525
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 乞 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
吃
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
吃饭
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
好吃
tasty; delicious
吃惊
to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
小吃
street food; snack
吃掉
to eat up; to consume
吃药
to take medicine
大吃一惊
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
吃亏
to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
吃醋
to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)
吃饱
to eat one's fill
吃喝
to eat and drink; food and drink
吃苦
to bear hardships
吃力
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
吃素
to be a vegetarian
吃法
way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked
难吃
unpalatable
吃紧
in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important
吃水
drinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of ship)
口吃
to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. kóu3ji
偷吃
to sneak food; to eat sth on the sly; (coll.) to cheat on one's partner
吃奶
to suck the breast (for milk)
吃不消
to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage
吃不下
not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more