Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “ci”
26 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
cī
2
Second tone
cí
词
cí
辞phrase, expression
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2cí
瓷words, speech
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9cí
祠china, crockery, porcelain
10 strokescí
茈ancestral temple
9 strokescí
茨a plant yielding a red dye
9 strokescí
詞thatching
9 strokescí
慈phrase, expression
12 strokescí
磁gentle, humane, kind, merciful
13 strokescí
雌magnetic
14 strokescí
鹚female
14 strokescí
糍cormorant
14 strokescí
辭sticky rice
15 strokescí
鷀words, speech
19 strokescí
the fishing cormorant
20 strokes3
Third tone
cǐ
4
Fourth tone
cì
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