吃 (chī)
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to dest
- HSK 3.1 level 1
- 6 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“吃，言蹇難也。从口，气聲。”
Example sentences
- 人不吃人。 — Man doesn't eat man.
- 你没有吃。 — You haven't eaten.
- 他没有吃。 — He hasn't eaten.
- 我们没吃。 — We haven't eaten.
- 吃了没。 — Have you eaten?
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