吃

chī

variant of 吃[chi1]

mouth (口) + 乞 = to eat

The mouth radical carries the meaning — something goes in. 乞 primarily gives the sound chī and does not add a semantic layer here.

口+乞→吃
乞To begPhonetic
口MouthSemantic

我每天早上都吃一个鸡蛋。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu chī yī gè jī dàn。

I eat one egg every morning.

你今天中午想吃什么?

nǐ jīn tiān zhōng wǔ xiǎng chī shén me?

What do you want to eat for lunch today?

Words with 吃

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

吃货

chī huò

chowhound

吃喝

chī hē

to eat and drink

吃不下

chī bu xià

not feel like eating

吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)

吃水

chī shuǐ

drinking water

吃的

chī de

(coll.) food

开吃

kāi chī

to start eating

闰四月,吃树叶

rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè

an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

难吃

nán chī

unpalatable

零吃

líng chī

(coll.) snack food

黑吃黑

hēi chī hēi

(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain

More characters with 口

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