赤
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chì · red, scarlet

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Character anatomy

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赤
Complete decomposition unavailableThe shape 土 is indexed inside 赤, but it is not the whole character.
Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

赤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 赤

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chìWords pronounced chì
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Example sentences

Notice where 赤 sits in each complete thought.

Chì dào bǎ dì qiú fēnwéi liǎng gè bàn qiú.赤道把地球分为两个半球。

The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

Source: Tatoeba #746060 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men qù nián yù dào le chì zì.我们去年遇到了赤字。

We went into the red last year.

Source: Tatoeba #333588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liǎng gè rén yīn yì jiàn bù hé, ér zhēng dé miàn hóng ěr chì bù huān ér sàn.这两个人因意见不合,而争得面红耳赤不欢而散。

Due to differing opinions between the two, they argued angrily, before leaving unhappily.

Source: Tatoeba #2555368 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge yì shù jiā yǒng yuǎn bǎo chí zhe chì zǐ zhī xīn.那个艺术家永远保持着赤子之心。

The artist is eternally a boy.

Source: Tatoeba #1998086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì hòu yí cì chì jiǎo zài cǎo dì shàng zǒu shì shén me shí hòu?你最后一次赤脚在草地上走是什么时候?

When was the last time you walked barefoot on a meadow?

Source: Tatoeba #8753739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nán hái chì luǒ zhe shàng shēn.男孩赤裸着上身。

The boy was naked to the waist.

Source: Tatoeba #1324872 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 赤 in context

  1. Say chì, then recall the core meaning: red, scarlet.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 赤道 (chì dào), meaning “equator”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 赤 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.