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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ci3
- English meanings
- this, det.: this, here
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 止; right 匕.
Meaning & sound clues
匕 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sitting man”.
止 is identified as the sound component (zhǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 此.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
now
stab
kind; loving
next
china
magnetism; magnetic
word; term; ci poetry
Ci
favor
to resign
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 与此同时
- 为此
- 从此
- 因此
- 如此
- 岂有此理
- 彼此
- 据此
- 此事
- 此刻
- 此前
- 此后
- 此处
- 此外
- 此时
- 此次
- 此致
- 此起彼伏
- 由此
- 由此可见
- 由此看来
- 至此
- 诸如此类
- 除此之外