辞
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cí · words, speech

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6073
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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

舌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 辞

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cíWords pronounced cí
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Example sentences

Notice where 辞 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yì diǎn yě méi yǒu yào cí zhí de yì sī.我一点也没有要辞职的意思。

I have no intention of resigning.

Source: Tatoeba #461610 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào mǎi piányi de cí diǎn.我想要买便宜的辞典。

I want to buy a cheap dictionary.

Source: Tatoeba #796136 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bèi wú gù cí tuì le.我被无故辞退了。

I was fired without cause.

Source: Tatoeba #5780609 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng cí qù zhè fèn gōng zuò.我不想辞去这份工作。

I do not want to leave this job.

Source: Tatoeba #1783797 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cí zhí hòu táo lí le zhège guó jiā.他辞职后逃离了这个国家。

He resigned and fled the country.

Source: Tatoeba #2394582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huà shuō, nǐ tīng shuō mǎ lì cí zhí le ma?话说,你听说玛丽辞职了吗?

By the way, did you hear that Mary quit her job?

Source: Tatoeba #8709237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 辞 in context

  1. Say cí, then recall the core meaning: words, speech.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 辞职 (cí zhí), meaning “to resign”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 辞 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.