Spot 次
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
次 component
cì · order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 次
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue次Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 次 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
盗=
+皿
瓷=
+瓦
佽=
亻
茨=
艹
咨=
+口
姿=
+女
资=
+贝
恣=
+心
絘=
糹
羡=
羊
粢=
+米
資=
+貝
More characters to try
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 次 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
工资gōngzī
wages
HSK 3.0 · L4羡慕xiànmùto envy
HSK 3.0 · L4资料zīliàomaterial
HSK 3.0 · L4资格zīgéqualifications
HSK 3.0 · L5资金zījīnfunds
HSK 3.0 · L5姿势zīshìposture
HSK 3.0 · L5咨询zīxúnto inquire
HSK 3.0 · L5资源zīyuánnatural resource
HSK 3.0 · L5瓷器cíqìchinaware
HSK 3.0 · L6投资tóuzīinvestment
HSK 3.0 · L6资本zīběncapital
HSK 3.0 · L6资产zīchǎnproperty
HSK 3.0 · L6