Memory phrase for the character: 吃

吃

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to eat, to have a meal, to absorb

chī

Left: mouth 口, right: to beg 乞 (There lies

[= a lying person 人] a disadvantaged [= from the second 乙 class of society] and begs) (second 乙 = two 二 written quickly)

It's for the mouth when you beg for sth. to eat.

口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
乞	to beg	Top: horizontal person , below: odd/fine/grade B/2nd 乙 (There lies an oddly nice but second rated beggar.)

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吃饭	chī fàn	to eat a meal
吃惊	chī jīng	to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
省吃俭用	shěng chī jiǎn yòng	to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
吃一堑，长一智	chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì	Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom). One only learns from one's mistakes.
蹭吃蹭喝	cèng chī cèng hē	to cadge a meal
蹭吃	cèng chī	to freeload for food
蹭吃	cèng chī

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