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CHINESE CHARACTER

cí

辞

辞

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to resign

Numbered pinyin
ci2
English meanings
to resign, to dismiss, to decline, to take leave, ballad (archaic poetic genre), variant of 詞|词[ci2]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 舌; right 辛.

  • Left

    舌
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  • Right

    辛
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      十

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰舌辛

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    cízhí辞职。

    Resign.

  2. 02

    gàocí告辞。

    Say goodbye.

  3. 03

    zhìcí致辞。

    Deliver a speech.

  4. 04

    cídiǎn词典。

    A dictionary.

  5. 05

    cí辞bié别。

    Bid farewell.

  6. 06

    wén文cí辞。

    Diction.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不辞而别
  • 告辞
  • 推辞
  • 致辞
  • 言辞
  • 辞典
  • 辞去
  • 辞呈
  • 辞职
  • 辞退