彻
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chè · penetrating, pervasive

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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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彳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 彻

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chèWords pronounced chè
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Example sentences

Notice where 彻 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de jiā měi zhōu chè dǐ dǎ sǎo yí cì.他的家每周彻底打扫一次。

His house is cleaned thoroughly once a week.

Source: Tatoeba #3660681 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dìdi huì jīng cháng chè yè bú shuì.我弟弟会经常彻夜不睡。

My brother often stays awake the whole night.

Source: Tatoeba #332429 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhēn shì chè dǐ de xū wěi!这真是彻底的虚伪!

This is pure hypocrisy!

Source: Tatoeba #3076613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí qiè zài wǒ men miàn qián chè dǐ bēng pán le.一切在我们面前彻底崩盘了。

Everything blew up in our faces.

Source: Tatoeba #13881256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chūn tiān, wǒ xiǎng yào chè dǐ dǎ sǎo fángzi.春天,我想要彻底打扫房子。

I want to do spring cleaning.

Source: Tatoeba #829314 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men bì xū bǎ tā chè dǐ jiǎn chá yí xià.我们必须把它彻底检查一下。

We have to thoroughly investigate it.

Source: Tatoeba #4952815 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 彻 in context

  1. Say chè, then recall the core meaning: penetrating, pervasive.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 彻底 (chè dǐ), meaning “thorough”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 彻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.